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“dream”

14 fragments across 9 traditions carry this sense. They split 8 to 6 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 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, Angel, has 2.

Angel


Creatures

Halma initial · Halmia initial

  • Halmaseth

    Halma dream + seth of the seal

    dream of the seal

  • Halmaoel

    Halma dream + oel of God

    dream of God

  • Halmathael

    Halma dream + thael of God

    dream of God

  • Halmiaela

    Halmia dream + ela of God

    dream of God

  • Halmiazana

    Halmia dream + zana of the flame

    dream of the flame

  • Halmiavela

    Halmia dream + vela of God

    dream of God

Bard


Tabletop

reve final · sogno final

  • Lomereve

    Lome dusk + reve dream

    dusk dream

  • Filareve

    Fila thread + reve dream

    thread dream

  • Lienreve

    Lien string + reve dream

    string dream

  • Ariasogno

    Aria melody + sogno dream

    melody dream

  • Chiarosogno

    Chiaro clear + sogno dream

    clear dream

  • Vivosogno

    Vivo lively + sogno dream

    lively dream

Elf


Fantasy races

Eil initial · Ithi initial

  • Eilvain

    Eil dream + vain clear

    dream clear

  • Eilceth

    Eil dream + ceth haven

    dream haven

  • Eilnar

    Eil dream + nar fire

    dream fire

  • Ithiwen

    Ithi dream + wen companion

    dream companion

  • Ithisara

    Ithi dream + sara stone

    dream stone

  • Ithithil

    Ithi dream + thil gleam

    dream gleam

Mermaid


Creatures

isa final · osel final

  • Talisisa

    Talis current + isa dream

    current dream

  • Ilmisisa

    Ilmis moonstone + isa dream

    moonstone dream

  • Coralisisa

    Coralis coral + isa dream

    coral dream

  • Aelmarosel

    Aelmar open water + osel dream

    open water dream

  • Nacrithosel

    Nacrith nacre + osel dream

    nacre dream

  • Ondrelosel

    Ondrel surge + osel dream

    surge dream

Vampire


Creatures

traum final · Sen initial

  • Miratraum

    Mira peace + traum dream

    peace-dream

  • Helgatraum

    Helga holy + traum dream

    holy-dream

  • Irinatraum

    Irina peace + traum dream

    peace-dream

  • Senruh

    Sen dream + ruh rest

    dream-rest

  • Sengrab

    Sen dream + grab grave

    dream-grave

  • Senanger

    Sen dream + anger green

    dream-green

Chinese


Real world

Meng initial

  • Menglin

    Meng dream + lin fine jade

    dream fine jade

  • Menglan

    Meng dream + lan orchid

    dream orchid

  • Mengjiao

    Meng dream + jiao delicate

    dream delicate

Japanese


Real world

Yume initial

  • Yumerin

    Yume dream + rin bell

    dream bell

  • Yumeyo

    Yume dream + yo generation

    dream generation

  • Yumetsuru

    Yume dream + tsuru crane

    dream crane

Necromancer


Tabletop

Somnia initial

  • Somniapalla

    Somnia dream + palla cloak

    dream cloak

  • Somniatessa

    Somnia dream + tessa weaving

    dream weaving

  • Somniavespa

    Somnia dream + vespa nightfall

    dream nightfall

Witch


People

mara final

  • Thornmara

    Thorn sharp spine + mara dream

    sharp spine dream

  • Brammara

    Bram bramble + mara dream

    bramble dream

  • Tansmara

    Tans tansy + mara dream

    tansy dream

Senses that travel together

See also

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