“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
¶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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Grand initial
- Grandval
Grand great + val valley
great valley
- Grandlande
Grand great + lande heath
great heath
- Grandchamp
Grand great + champ field
great field
Megalo initial
- Megalophaos
Megalo great + phaos daylight
great daylight
- Megaloskopia
Megalo great + skopia lookout
great lookout
- Megalochasma
Megalo great + chasma gulf
great gulf
Wei initial
- Weiying
Wei great + ying heroic
great heroic
- Weiyi
Wei great + yi righteous
great righteous
- Weizhen
Wei great + zhen rouse
great rouse
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
Magn initial
- Magnia
Magn great + ia land
great land
- Magnreich
Magn great + reich realm
great realm
- Magnmarches
Magn great + marches borderland
great borderland
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
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
gret final
- Beragret
Bera bear + gret great
bear great
- Tyragret
Tyra bold + gret great
bold great
- Salagret
Sala salt + gret great
salt great
Irm initial
- Irmfried
Irm great + fried peace
great peace
- Irmhad
Irm great + had combat
great combat
- Irmmut
Irm great + mut courage
great courage
Mega initial
- Megakleitos
Mega great + kleitos famed
great famed
- Megabios
Mega great + bios life
great life
- Megademos
Mega great + demos commons
great commons
nui final
- Kainui
Kai sea + nui great
great sea
- Mahinanui
Mahina moon + nui great
great moon
- Manunui
Manu bird + nui great
great bird
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
Dae initial
- Daeji
Dae great + ji wisdom
great wisdom
- Daebo
Dae great + bo treasure
great treasure
- Daeyoung
Dae great + young eternal
great eternal
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
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
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
Mor initial
- Morbost
Mor great + bost farmstead
great farmstead
- Morquil
Mor great + quil cauldron
great cauldron
- Morock
Mor great + ock little
great little
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
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
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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