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“gold”

47 fragments across 33 traditions carry this sense. 40 of them open a name against 7 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 different families, from real world outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Unicorn carries the most, with 4 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.

Unicorn


Creatures

Aur initial · or final · Auri initial · aurum final

  • Aurruissel

    Aur gold + ruissel brook

    gold brook

  • Aurchemin

    Aur gold + chemin road

    gold road

  • Aurfeu

    Aur gold + feu fire

    gold fire

  • Speculor

    Specul mirror + or gold

    mirror gold

  • Orientor

    Orient rising + or gold

    rising gold

  • Silvor

    Silv wood + or gold

    wood gold

  • Aurivinculum

    Auri gold + vinculum bond

    gold bond

  • Aurifrigus

    Auri gold + frigus cold

    gold cold

  • Aurirete

    Auri gold + rete net

    gold net

  • Albiaurum

    Albi white + aurum gold

    white gold

  • Aeterniaurum

    Aeterni everlasting + aurum gold

    everlasting gold

  • Diurniaurum

    Diurni daytime + aurum gold

    daytime gold

Dragon


Creatures

Xandros initial · Xandra initial · Aureth initial

  • Xandrosazor

    Xandros gold + azor sovereign

    gold sovereign

  • Xandrosthrom

    Xandros gold + throm terror

    gold terror

  • Xandrosshar

    Xandros gold + shar sand

    gold sand

  • Xandraketh

    Xandra gold + keth ash

    gold ash

  • Xandrasor

    Xandra gold + sor storm

    gold storm

  • Xandranar

    Xandra gold + nar fire

    gold fire

  • Aurethvalor

    Aureth gold + valor valour

    gold valour

  • Aurethundor

    Aureth gold + undor deep

    gold deep

  • Aurethnagor

    Aureth gold + nagor serpent

    gold serpent

Griffin


Creatures

Aur initial · Aurea initial · Or initial

  • Aurfara

    Aur gold + fara journey

    gold journey

  • Aurtrud

    Aur gold + trud strength

    gold strength

  • Aurrad

    Aur gold + rad counsel

    gold counsel

  • Aureahelma

    Aurea gold + helma helmet

    gold helmet

  • Aureagara

    Aurea gold + gara spear

    gold spear

  • Aureaoda

    Aurea gold + oda wealth

    gold wealth

  • Or Enraged

    Or gold + Enraged in fury

    gold, in fury

  • Or Armed

    Or gold + Armed clawed

    gold, clawed

  • Or Langued

    Or gold + Langued tongued

    gold, tongued

Wizard


People

Or initial · Ora initial · Aur initial

  • Oryr

    Or gold + yr age

    gold age

  • Oros

    Or gold + os mouth

    gold mouth

  • Orius

    Or gold + ius learned

    gold learned

  • Oracine

    Ora gold + cine spark

    gold spark

  • Oravine

    Ora gold + vine bond

    gold bond

  • Orasana

    Ora gold + sana blessing

    gold blessing

  • Aurthem

    Aur gold + them law

    gold law

  • Aurric

    Aur gold + ric rule

    gold rule

  • Auroth

    Aur gold + oth oath

    gold oath

Angel


Creatures

Ofira initial · Zahva initial

  • Ofirasiela

    Ofira gold + siela of God

    gold of God

  • Ofiramira

    Ofira gold + mira of the watch

    gold of the watch

  • Ofiravela

    Ofira gold + vela of God

    gold of God

  • Zahvakesh

    Zahva gold + kesh of the throne

    gold of the throne

  • Zahvaphon

    Zahva gold + phon of the voice

    gold of the voice

  • Zahvanath

    Zahva gold + nath of the giving

    gold of the giving

Elf


Fantasy races

Lor initial · Lora initial

  • Lorlith

    Lor gold + lith ash

    gold ash

  • Lorthir

    Lor gold + thir gaze

    gold gaze

  • Lorrian

    Lor gold + rian crown

    gold crown

  • Loraythe

    Lora gold + ythe deep

    gold deep

  • Lorathal

    Lora gold + thal grove

    gold grove

  • Lorathil

    Lora gold + thil gleam

    gold gleam

Indian


Real world

Hem initial · Hema initial

  • Hemnandan

    Hem gold + nandan delighting

    gold delighting

  • Hemvardhan

    Hem gold + vardhan increasing

    gold increasing

  • Hemdeep

    Hem gold + deep lamp

    gold lamp

  • Hemaleela

    Hema gold + leela play

    gold play

  • Hemadevi

    Hema gold + devi goddess

    gold goddess

  • Hemabala

    Hema gold + bala girl

    gold girl

Paladin


Tabletop

Aure initial · Auri initial

  • Aurehild

    Aure gold + hild battle

    gold battle

  • Auregaud

    Aure gold + gaud joy

    gold joy

  • Aurevin

    Aure gold + vin ally

    gold ally

  • Aurigard

    Auri gold + gard ward

    gold ward

  • Auristan

    Auri gold + stan standing

    gold standing

  • Aurilance

    Auri gold + lance couched spear

    gold couched spear

Phoenix


Creatures

Chryso initial · Chryse initial

  • Chrysotimos

    Chryso gold + timos honour

    gold honour

  • Chrysophyes

    Chryso gold + phyes growth

    gold growth

  • Chrysomorphos

    Chryso gold + morphos form

    gold form

  • Chrysemeneia

    Chryse gold + meneia strength

    gold strength

  • Chrysetrope

    Chryse gold + trope turning

    gold turning

  • Chryselyta

    Chryse gold + lyta released

    gold released

Bard


Tabletop

Oriel initial

  • Oriellin

    Oriel gold + lin melody

    gold melody

  • Orielron

    Oriel gold + ron round

    gold round

  • Oriellande

    Oriel gold + lande land

    gold land

Castle


Objects

Or initial

  • Orval

    Or gold + val valley

    gold valley

  • Ormesnil

    Or gold + mesnil dwelling

    gold dwelling

  • Orchastel

    Or gold + chastel castle

    gold castle

Cat


People

gild final

  • Speckgild

    Speck tiny dot + gild gold

    tiny dot gold

  • Inkgild

    Ink burnt-in dye + gild gold

    burnt-in dye gold

  • Wispgild

    Wisp handful of hay + gild gold

    handful of hay gold

Chinese


Real world

Jin initial

  • Jinqian

    Jin gold + qian modest

    gold modest

  • Jinwen

    Jin gold + wen writing

    gold writing

  • Jinxin

    Jin gold + xin heart

    gold heart

Country


Objects

Aur initial

  • Aurlandia

    Aur gold + landia land

    gold land

  • Aurestan

    Aur gold + estan place

    gold place

  • Aurusia

    Aur gold + usia island country

    gold island country

D&D


Tabletop

ora final

  • Vyora

    Vy vine + ora gold

    vine gold

  • Briora

    Bri strength + ora gold

    strength gold

  • Daeora

    Dae day + ora gold

    day gold

Dog


People

Gild initial

  • Gildsock

    Gild gold + sock white foot

    gold white foot

  • Gildfield

    Gild gold + field open land

    gold open land

  • Gildchase

    Gild gold + chase pursuit

    gold pursuit

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Or initial

  • Orsa

    Or gold + sa scaled

    gold scaled

  • Orbra

    Or gold + bra broad

    gold broad

  • Ordara

    Or gold + dara exalted

    gold exalted

Dwarf


Fantasy races

gul final

  • Brokgul

    Brok broad + gul gold

    broad gold

  • Drokgul

    Drok hard + gul gold

    hard gold

  • Daggul

    Dag day + gul gold

    day gold

Egyptian


Real world

Nub initial

  • Nubsekhem

    Nub gold + sekhem is powerful

    gold is powerful

  • Nubba

    Nub gold + ba of the soul

    gold of the soul

  • Nubneheh

    Nub gold + neheh is eternal

    gold is eternal

God


Creatures

Or initial

  • Orur

    Or gold + ur source

    gold of the source

  • Orsar

    Or gold + sar stars

    gold of the stars

  • Orseth

    Or gold + seth silence

    gold of the silence

Greek


Real world

Chryso initial

  • Chrysophylax

    Chryso gold + phylax guard

    gold guard

  • Chrysotimos

    Chryso gold + timos honoured

    gold honoured

  • Chrysokrates

    Chryso gold + krates might

    gold might

Halfling


Fantasy races

igold final

  • Winigold

    Win winterberry + igold gold

    winterberry gold

  • Netigold

    Net nettle + igold gold

    nettle gold

  • Cinigold

    Cin cinnamon + igold gold

    cinnamon gold

Irish


Real world

Or initial

  • Orlaith

    Or gold + laith sovereignty

    gold sovereignty

  • Orgeal

    Or gold + geal bright

    gold bright

  • Orgal

    Or gold + gal valour

    gold valour

Japanese


Real world

Kane initial

  • Kaneshi

    Kane gold + shi ambition

    gold ambition

  • Kaneshiro

    Kane gold + shiro fourth son

    gold fourth son

  • Kaneki

    Kane gold + ki tree

    gold tree

Knight


People

Aur initial

  • Auren

    Aur gold + en one

    gold one

  • Aurgund

    Aur gold + gund war

    gold war

  • Aurmer

    Aur gold + mer famous

    gold famous

Korean


Real world

Geum initial

  • Geumchae

    Geum gold + chae colour

    gold colour

  • Geumna

    Geum gold + na graceful

    gold graceful

  • Geumnan

    Geum gold + nan orchid

    gold orchid

Kraken


Creatures

Gull initial

  • Gullsker

    Gull gold + sker skerry

    gold skerry

  • Gullhus

    Gull gold + hus dwelling

    gold dwelling

  • Gullhorn

    Gull gold + horn beak

    gold beak

Planet


Objects

Aur initial

  • Aurcorona

    Aur gold + corona crown

    gold crown

  • Aurethos

    Aur gold + ethos custom

    gold custom

  • Auroikos

    Aur gold + oikos house

    gold house

Russian


Real world

Zlata initial

  • Zlata Rostislavovna

    Zlata gold + rostislavovna daughter of Rostislav

    gold, daughter of Rostislav

  • Zlata Dmitrievna

    Zlata gold + dmitrievna daughter of Dmitri

    gold, daughter of Dmitri

  • Zlata Vasilyevna

    Zlata gold + vasilyevna daughter of Vasily

    gold, daughter of Vasily

Scottish


Real world

oir final

  • Moroir

    Mor great + oir gold

    great gold

  • Uisgeoir

    Uisge water + oir gold

    water gold

  • Banoir

    Ban fair + oir gold

    fair gold

Vampire


Creatures

Zlat initial

  • Zlatberg

    Zlat gold + berg mountain

    gold-mountain

  • Zlathelm

    Zlat gold + helm helmet

    gold-helmet

  • Zlataru

    Zlat gold + aru craftsman

    gold-craftsman

Viking


Real world

Gul initial

  • Gultunga

    Gul gold + tunga tongue

    gold tongue

  • Gulbelti

    Gul gold + belti belt

    gold belt

  • Gulhand

    Gul gold + hand grip

    gold grip

Welsh


Real world

Aur initial

  • Auryn

    Aur gold + yn little

    gold little

  • Aurryd

    Aur gold + ryd crossing

    gold crossing

  • Aurgraig

    Aur gold + graig crag

    gold crag

Senses that travel together

See also

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