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“daybreak”

11 fragments across 6 traditions carry this sense. They split 7 to 4 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

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, Phoenix, has 3.

Phoenix


Creatures

Orthro initial · Orthria initial · Dawn initial

  • Orthronomos

    Orthro daybreak + nomos law

    daybreak law

  • Orthropteros

    Orthro daybreak + pteros winged

    daybreak winged

  • Orthromnestos

    Orthro daybreak + mnestos remembered

    daybreak remembered

  • Orthriakore

    Orthria daybreak + kore maiden

    daybreak maiden

  • Orthriamantia

    Orthria daybreak + mantia prophecy

    daybreak prophecy

  • Orthriadromia

    Orthria daybreak + dromia course

    daybreak course

  • Dawnrisen

    Dawn daybreak + risen raised again

    daybreak raised again

  • Dawnnest

    Dawn daybreak + nest brooding bed

    daybreak brooding bed

  • Dawnfeather

    Dawn daybreak + feather bird's vane

    daybreak bird's vane

God


Creatures

dara final · aros final

  • Dreydara

    Drey dread + dara daybreak

    dread of the daybreak

  • Bardara

    Bar weight + dara daybreak

    weight of the daybreak

  • Cordara

    Cor heart + dara daybreak

    heart of the daybreak

  • Netharos

    Neth below + aros daybreak

    below of the daybreak

  • Maenaros

    Maen menhir + aros daybreak

    menhir of the daybreak

  • Phalaros

    Phal pillar + aros daybreak

    pillar of the daybreak

Paladin


Tabletop

zara final · Dawn initial

  • Regizara

    Regi royal + zara daybreak

    royal daybreak

  • Fidezara

    Fide faithful + zara daybreak

    faithful daybreak

  • Gratizara

    Grati grace + zara daybreak

    grace daybreak

  • Dawngate

    Dawn daybreak + gate walled entry

    daybreak walled entry

  • Dawnbell

    Dawn daybreak + bell tolling call

    daybreak tolling call

  • Dawnwatch

    Dawn daybreak + watch steady lookout

    daybreak steady lookout

Wood Elf


Fantasy races

Morn initial · Morna initial

  • Mornpoll

    Morn daybreak + poll pollard tree

    daybreak pollard tree

  • Morngan

    Morn daybreak + gan walker

    daybreak walker

  • Mornwerth

    Morn daybreak + werth enclosure

    daybreak enclosure

  • Mornarissa

    Morna daybreak + rissa reed

    daybreak reed

  • Mornamissa

    Morna daybreak + missa mist-veil

    daybreak mist-veil

  • Mornaessa

    Morna daybreak + essa sap

    daybreak sap

Elf


Fantasy races

Dawn initial

  • Dawncrest

    Dawn daybreak + crest topmost ridge

    daybreak topmost ridge

  • Dawnwater

    Dawn daybreak + water clear stream

    daybreak clear stream

  • Dawnmantle

    Dawn daybreak + mantle shoulder cloak

    daybreak shoulder cloak

Welsh


Real world

wawr final

  • Perlwawr

    Perl pearl + wawr daybreak

    pearl daybreak

  • Ffionwawr

    Ffion foxglove + wawr daybreak

    foxglove daybreak

  • Llianwawr

    Llian linen + wawr daybreak

    linen daybreak

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “daybreak”. 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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