“day”
15 fragments across 12 traditions carry this sense. They split 9 to 6 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 4 different families, from creatures outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Dwarf, has 2.
Dag initial · Dagr initial
- Dagbran
Dag day + bran raven
day raven
- Dagkarn
Dag day + karn carver
day carver
- Dagfast
Dag day + fast steadfast
day steadfast
- Dagrkapp
Dagr day + kapp contest
day contest
- Dagrnir
Dagr day + nir smith
day smith
- Dagrspor
Dagr day + spor track
day track
dag final · daga final
- Imperdag
Imper command + dag day
command day
- Lucdag
Luc light + dag day
light day
- Graddag
Grad step + dag day
step day
- Acriadaga
Acria sharp + daga day
sharp day
- Nobiladaga
Nobila noble + daga day
noble day
- Montanadaga
Montana mountain + daga day
mountain day
Hemero initial · Hemeria initial
- Hemeroaretos
Hemero day + aretos excellence
day excellence
- Hemeroeides
Hemero day + eides likeness
day likeness
- Hemeropais
Hemero day + pais child
day child
- Hemeriageneia
Hemeria day + geneia born
day born
- Hemeriastratia
Hemeria day + stratia army
day army
- Hemeriapora
Hemeria day + pora passage
day passage
giorno final
- Nerogiorno
Nero black + giorno day
black day
- Primogiorno
Primo first + giorno day
first day
- Cordagiorno
Corda string + giorno day
string day
hemera final
- Kyklohemera
Kyklo circular + hemera day
circular day
- Megalohemera
Megalo great + hemera day
great day
- Tropohemera
Tropo turning + hemera day
turning day
Dae initial
- Daesil
Dae day + sil moon
day moon
- Daemel
Dae day + mel honey
day honey
- Daelisse
Dae day + lisse sweetness
day sweetness
Daeg initial
- Daegun
Daeg day + un union
day of the union
- Daegeth
Daeg day + eth breath
day of the breath
- Daegvar
Daeg day + var ward
day of the ward
Dag initial
- Dag Sten
Dag day + sten rock
day and rock
- Dag Sverre
Dag day + sverre restless
day and restless
- Dag Hallgeir
Dag day + hallgeir rock spear
day and rock spear
dag final
- Regidag
Regi royal + dag day
royal day
- Nobidag
Nobi noble + dag day
noble day
- Clarodag
Claro bright + dag day
bright day
jor final
- Purjor
Pur pure + jor day
pure day
- Virgjor
Virg maiden + jor day
maiden day
- Mitjor
Mit gentle + jor day
gentle day
Dag initial
- Dagvardr
Dag day + vardr guardian
day guardian
- Dagbrand
Dag day + brand sword
day sword
- Dagorm
Dag day + orm serpent
day serpent
Dag initial
- Dagskald
Dag day + skald poet
day poet
- Dagthorn
Dag day + thorn sharp spine
day sharp spine
- Dagson
Dag day + son male child
day male child
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “day”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.
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