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“great”

47 fragments across 31 traditions carry this sense. 34 of them open a name against 13 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. Celtic carries the most, with 5 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.

Celtic


Real world

Maro initial · maros final · mara final · Ollo initial · maron final

  • Marogenos

    Maro great + genos born

    great born

  • Marouxellos

    Maro great + uxellos high

    great high

  • Maroeburos

    Maro great + eburos yew

    great yew

  • Nouiomaros

    Nouio new + maros great

    new great

  • Uxellomaros

    Uxello high + maros great

    high great

  • Nantomaros

    Nanto valley + maros great

    valley great

  • Teutomara

    Teuto tribe + mara great

    tribe great

  • Eburomara

    Eburo yew + mara great

    yew great

  • Talomara

    Talo brow + mara great

    brow great

  • Olloderuon

    Ollo great + deruon oak wood

    great oak wood

  • Ollobriua

    Ollo great + briua bridge

    great bridge

  • Ollosedon

    Ollo great + sedon seat

    great seat

Japanese


Real world

Dai initial · Tai initial · ta final

  • Daiyoshi

    Dai great + yoshi righteous

    great righteous

  • Daisuke

    Dai great + suke help

    great help

  • Daijiro

    Dai great + jiro second son

    great second son

  • Taitsugu

    Tai great + tsugu succeed

    great succeed

  • Taimoto

    Tai great + moto origin

    great origin

  • Taimune

    Tai great + mune lineage

    great lineage

  • Shigeta

    Shige flourishing + ta great

    flourishing great

  • Masata

    Masa correct + ta great

    correct great

  • Seita

    Sei sincerity + ta great

    sincerity great

French


Real world

Erm initial · Grand initial

  • Ermeline

    Erm great + eline little

    great little

  • Ermrade

    Erm great + rade counsel

    great counsel

  • Ermilde

    Erm great + ilde battle

    great battle

  • Grandchamp

    Grand great + champ field

    great field

  • Grandville

    Grand great + ville town

    great town

  • Grandcour

    Grand great + cour courtyard

    great courtyard

Griffin


Creatures

Magni initial · Magna initial

  • Magnifred

    Magni great + fred peace

    great peace

  • Magnigar

    Magni great + gar spear

    great spear

  • Magniher

    Magni great + her army

    great army

  • Magnagilda

    Magna great + gilda tribute

    great tribute

  • Magnatheoda

    Magna great + theoda nation

    great nation

  • Magnabalda

    Magna great + balda bold

    great bold

Irish


Real world

mor final · more final

  • Sulmor

    Sul eye + mor great

    eye great

  • Glasmor

    Glas green + mor great

    green great

  • Aedmor

    Aed fire + mor great

    fire great

  • Ardmore

    Ard height + more great

    height great

  • Owenmore

    Owen river + more great

    river great

  • Athmore

    Ath ford + more great

    ford great

Knight


People

on final · Grand initial

  • Guilon

    Guil will + on great

    will great

  • Robon

    Rob fame + on great

    fame great

  • Gison

    Gis pledge + on great

    pledge great

  • Grandmesnil

    Grand great + mesnil manor

    great manor

  • Grandfort

    Grand great + fort stronghold

    great stronghold

  • Grandcourt

    Grand great + court manor

    great manor

Orc


Fantasy races

Urg initial · Urga initial

  • Urgnak

    Urg great + nak flesh

    great flesh

  • Urgzag

    Urg great + zag edge

    great edge

  • Urgul

    Urg great + ul lord

    great lord

  • Urgasnak

    Urga great + snak snake

    great snake

  • Urgakul

    Urga great + kul bone

    great bone

  • Urgabak

    Urga great + bak spine

    great spine

Paladin


Tabletop

Magni initial · Magna initial

  • Magniric

    Magni great + ric rule

    great rule

  • Magnihard

    Magni great + hard brave

    great brave

  • Magnivald

    Magni great + vald power

    great power

  • Magnagilda

    Magna great + gilda worth

    great worth

  • Magnatrice

    Magna great + trice threefold

    great threefold

  • Magnatia

    Magna great + tia devotion

    great devotion

Phoenix


Creatures

Mega initial · Megale initial

  • Megaklytos

    Mega great + klytos famous

    great famous

  • Megabolos

    Mega great + bolos thrower

    great thrower

  • Megakephalos

    Mega great + kephalos head

    great head

  • Megaletrope

    Megale great + trope turning

    great turning

  • Megalelaia

    Megale great + laia people

    great people

  • Megalemantia

    Megale great + mantia prophecy

    great prophecy

Roman


Real world

magna final · Magn initial

  • Furia Magna

    Furia raging + magna great

    raging, great

  • Curtia Magna

    Curtia shortened + magna great

    shortened, great

  • Minucia Magna

    Minucia small + magna great

    small, great

  • Magninus

    Magn great + inus descendant

    the great descendant

  • Magnio

    Magn great + io notable one

    the great notable one

  • Magnimus

    Magn great + imus greatest

    the great greatest

Welsh


Real world

Mawr initial · fawr final

  • Mawrffordd

    Mawr great + ffordd road

    great road

  • Mawrfad

    Mawr great + fad lucky

    great lucky

  • Mawrwalch

    Mawr great + walch falcon

    great falcon

  • Ab Arthfawr

    Ab Arth son of bear + fawr great

    son of bear, the great

  • Ab Aurfawr

    Ab Aur son of gold + fawr great

    son of gold, the great

  • Ap Cadfawr

    Ap Cad son of battle + fawr great

    son of battle, the great

Wizard


People

Mag initial · on final

  • Magius

    Mag great + ius learned

    great learned

  • Magxis

    Mag great + xis crossing

    great crossing

  • Magon

    Mag great + on great

    great great

  • Halon

    Hal halo + on great

    halo great

  • Igon

    Ig kindling + on great

    kindling great

  • Azon

    Az deep + on great

    deep great

Castle


Objects

Grand initial

  • Grandval

    Grand great + val valley

    great valley

  • Grandlande

    Grand great + lande heath

    great heath

  • Grandchamp

    Grand great + champ field

    great field

Centaur


Creatures

Megalo initial

  • Megalophaos

    Megalo great + phaos daylight

    great daylight

  • Megaloskopia

    Megalo great + skopia lookout

    great lookout

  • Megalochasma

    Megalo great + chasma gulf

    great gulf

Chinese


Real world

Wei initial

  • Weiying

    Wei great + ying heroic

    great heroic

  • Weiyi

    Wei great + yi righteous

    great righteous

  • Weizhen

    Wei great + zhen rouse

    great rouse

City


Objects

Mickle initial

  • Mickleworth

    Mickle great + worth enclosed farm

    great enclosed farm

  • Micklethwaite

    Mickle great + thwaite cleared land

    great cleared land

  • Micklecester

    Mickle great + cester roman camp

    great roman camp

Country


Objects

Magn initial

  • Magnia

    Magn great + ia land

    great land

  • Magnreich

    Magn great + reich realm

    great realm

  • Magnmarches

    Magn great + marches borderland

    great borderland

D&D


Tabletop

Mag initial

  • Magford

    Mag great + ford crossing

    great crossing

  • Magrun

    Mag great + run secret

    great secret

  • Maggil

    Mag great + gil bright one

    great bright one

Druid


Tabletop

Mor initial

  • Morcairn

    Mor great + cairn heaped marker

    great heaped marker

  • Morknock

    Mor great + knock knoll

    great knoll

  • Morbough

    Mor great + bough branching arm

    great branching arm

Dwarf


Fantasy races

gret final

  • Beragret

    Bera bear + gret great

    bear great

  • Tyragret

    Tyra bold + gret great

    bold great

  • Salagret

    Sala salt + gret great

    salt great

German


Real world

Irm initial

  • Irmfried

    Irm great + fried peace

    great peace

  • Irmhad

    Irm great + had combat

    great combat

  • Irmmut

    Irm great + mut courage

    great courage

Greek


Real world

Mega initial

  • Megakleitos

    Mega great + kleitos famed

    great famed

  • Megabios

    Mega great + bios life

    great life

  • Megademos

    Mega great + demos commons

    great commons

Hawaiian


Real world

nui final

  • Kainui

    Kai sea + nui great

    great sea

  • Mahinanui

    Mahina moon + nui great

    great moon

  • Manunui

    Manu bird + nui great

    great bird

Kingdom


Objects

Stor initial

  • Storshire

    Stor great + shire county

    great county

  • Storwatch

    Stor great + watch outpost

    great outpost

  • Storcrown

    Stor great + crown crown lands

    great crown lands

Korean


Real world

Dae initial

  • Daeji

    Dae great + ji wisdom

    great wisdom

  • Daebo

    Dae great + bo treasure

    great treasure

  • Daeyoung

    Dae great + young eternal

    great eternal

Mountain


Objects

Mor initial

  • Morsummit

    Mor great + summit highest point

    great highest point

  • Morbutte

    Mor great + butte isolated hill

    great isolated hill

  • Moraiguille

    Mor great + aiguille rock needle

    great rock needle

Nordic


Real world

Magnus initial

  • Magnus Valdemar

    Magnus great + valdemar famed ruler

    great and famed ruler

  • Magnus Johan

    Magnus great + johan god is merciful

    great and god is merciful

  • Magnus Jon

    Magnus great + jon gracious gift

    great and gracious gift

Pirate


People

Magnus initial

  • Magnus the Wild

    Magnus great + the wild wild

    great, called the wild

  • Magnus Ironjaw

    Magnus great + ironjaw iron jaw

    great, called the iron jaw

  • Magnus Stormcrow

    Magnus great + stormcrow storm crow

    great, called the storm crow

Scottish


Real world

Mor initial

  • Morbost

    Mor great + bost farmstead

    great farmstead

  • Morquil

    Mor great + quil cauldron

    great cauldron

  • Morock

    Mor great + ock little

    great little

Ship


Objects

Grand initial

  • Grand Lodestar

    Grand great + lodestar guiding star

    great guiding star

  • Grand Albatross

    Grand great + albatross the diver

    great the diver

  • Grand Maiden

    Grand great + maiden unwed girl

    great unwed girl

Vampire


Creatures

velka final

  • Roxanavelka

    Roxana dawn + velka great

    dawn-great

  • Helgavelka

    Helga holy + velka great

    holy-great

  • Frauvelka

    Frau woman + velka great

    woman-great

Senses that travel together

See also

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