“free”
10 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. 8 of them open a name against 2 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 5 different families, from real world 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, Country, has 1.
Liber initial
- Liberuria
Liber free + uria realm
free realm
- Liberuna
Liber free + una land
free land
- Liberitia
Liber free + itia region
free region
fri final
- Valdafri
Valda ruler + fri free
ruler free
- Norrafri
Norra north + fri free
north free
- Verafri
Vera true + fri free
true free
Fran initial
- Franbrand
Fran free + brand sword
free sword
- Franmund
Fran free + mund protection
free protection
- Franmond
Fran free + mond protection
free protection
Frank initial
- Frankhard
Frank free + hard hardy
free hardy
- Frankhelm
Frank free + helm helmet
free helmet
- Frankolf
Frank free + olf wolf
free wolf
The Free initial
- The Free Bastion
The Free free + bastion wall tower
free wall tower
- The Free Company
The Free free + company bread-sharing band
free bread-sharing band
- The Free Keepers
The Free free + keepers holders
free holders
Freo initial
- Freowela
Freo free + wela riches
free riches
- Freodun
Freo free + dun hill
free hill
- Freowald
Freo free + wald rule
free rule
Saor initial
- Saorcara
Saor free + cara friend
free friend
- Saorroe
Saor free + roe russet
free russet
- Saorog
Saor free + og young
free young
Franc initial
- Francoy
Franc free + oy joy
free joy
- Franclin
Franc free + lin gentle
free gentle
- Francais
Franc free + ais born
free born
saor final
- Maisesaor
Maise beauty + saor free
beauty free
- Fraochsaor
Fraoch heather + saor free
heather free
- Camsaor
Cam crooked + saor free
crooked free
Franc initial
- Franc Pelerin
Franc free + Pelerin pilgrim
free pilgrim
- Franc Vallee
Franc free + Vallee valley
free valley
- Franc Voisin
Franc free + Voisin neighbour
free neighbour
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “free”. 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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