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“edge”

13 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. They split 5 to 8 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 fantasy races 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, Orc, has 3.

Orc


Fantasy races

zag final · marg final · ak final

  • Kraggzag

    Kragg stone + zag edge

    stone edge

  • Stokkzag

    Stokk club + zag edge

    club edge

  • Drogzag

    Drog burden + zag edge

    burden edge

  • Torgamarg

    Torga tusk + marg edge

    tusk edge

  • Ogamarg

    Oga brute + marg edge

    brute edge

  • Guzamarg

    Guza greed + marg edge

    greed edge

  • Kurak

    Kur hound + ak edge

    hound edge

  • Lashak

    Lash whip + ak edge

    whip edge

  • Zhurak

    Zhur growl + ak edge

    growl edge

Wizard


People

ax final · rim final

  • Pyrax

    Pyr fire + ax edge

    fire edge

  • Balax

    Bal flame + ax edge

    flame edge

  • Grisax

    Gris grey + ax edge

    grey edge

  • Casrim

    Cas casting + rim edge

    casting edge

  • Volrim

    Vol scroll + rim edge

    scroll edge

  • Magrim

    Mag great + rim edge

    great edge

Dragon


Creatures

Thraxor initial

  • Thraxorvyth

    Thraxor edge + vyth song

    edge song

  • Thraxortoth

    Thraxor edge + toth venom

    edge venom

  • Thraxorrox

    Thraxor edge + rox stone

    edge stone

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

rez final

  • Fakrez

    Fak flint + rez edge

    flint edge

  • Xezrez

    Xez star + rez edge

    star edge

  • Hakrez

    Hak cleave + rez edge

    cleave edge

Drow


Fantasy races

Cazz initial

  • Cazzilvos

    Cazz edge + ilvos climbing

    edge climbing

  • Cazzolvyn

    Cazz edge + olvyn mute

    edge mute

  • Cazzanzyr

    Cazz edge + anzyr sworn

    edge sworn

Dwarf


Fantasy races

ak final

  • Karak

    Kar rock + ak edge

    rock edge

  • Hrokak

    Hrok raven + ak edge

    raven edge

  • Thorak

    Thor storm + ak edge

    storm edge

God


Creatures

Ak initial

  • Aklon

    Ak edge + lon long night

    edge of the long night

  • Akath

    Ak edge + ath heights

    edge of the heights

  • Aktel

    Ak edge + tel distance

    edge of the distance

Rogue


Tabletop

Brin initial

  • Brinbit

    Brin edge + bit bite

    edge bite

  • Brinflint

    Brin edge + flint hard quartz

    edge hard quartz

  • Brintick

    Brin edge + tick unpaid debt

    edge unpaid debt

Spaceship


Objects

Marginal initial

  • Marginal Heading

    Marginal edge + heading chosen direction

    edge chosen direction

  • Marginal Clipper

    Marginal edge + clipper fast trader

    edge fast trader

  • Marginal Frigate

    Marginal edge + frigate escort ship

    edge escort ship

Vampire


Creatures

rand final

  • Nocrand

    Noc night + rand edge

    night-edge

  • Gorodrand

    Gorod town + rand edge

    town-edge

  • Altrand

    Alt old + rand edge

    old-edge

Senses that travel together

See also

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