“grey”
20 fragments across 16 traditions carry this sense. 17 of them open a name against 3 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 5 different families, from creatures 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, Banshee, has 2.
Liatha initial · Liath initial
- Liathacra
Liatha grey + cra torment
grey torment
- Liathauaille
Liatha grey + uaille howl
grey howl
- Liathatuile
Liatha grey + tuile flood
grey flood
- Liatholagon
Liath grey + olagon wailing
grey wailing
- Liathtalamh
Liath grey + talamh earth
grey earth
- Liathtorc
Liath grey + torc boar
grey boar
Polio initial · Polia initial
- Polioanax
Polio grey + anax lord
grey lord
- Poliopous
Polio grey + pous foot
grey foot
- Poliotauros
Polio grey + tauros bull
grey bull
- Poliagala
Polia grey + gala milk
grey milk
- Poliamyrrha
Polia grey + myrrha myrrh
grey myrrh
- Poliakista
Polia grey + kista chest
grey chest
Llwyd initial · lwyd final
- Llwydfyr
Llwyd grey + fyr short
grey short
- Llwydborth
Llwyd grey + borth harbour
grey harbour
- Llwydbren
Llwyd grey + bren king
grey king
- Neflwyd
Nef heaven + lwyd grey
heaven grey
- Gwawrlwyd
Gwawr dawn + lwyd grey
dawn grey
- Cainlwyd
Cain lovely + lwyd grey
lovely grey
An initial · Gris initial
- Anyr
An grey + yr age
grey age
- Anquil
An grey + quil quill
grey quill
- Anthas
An grey + thas oath
grey oath
- Grisyr
Gris grey + yr age
grey age
- Grisphos
Gris grey + phos light
grey light
- Grisvos
Gris grey + vos voice
grey voice
Gris initial
- Grischamp
Gris grey + champ field
grey field
- Grisval
Gris grey + val valley
grey valley
- Grissart
Gris grey + sart cleared land
grey cleared land
Grys initial
- Grysyssar
Grys grey + yssar obedient
grey obedient
- Grysurzen
Grys grey + urzen bound
grey bound
- Grysosshyn
Grys grey + osshyn spy
grey spy
Har initial
- Harnir
Har grey + nir smith
grey smith
- Harkin
Har grey + kin clan
grey clan
- Harvald
Har grey + vald rule
grey rule
lia final
- Ciarlia
Ciar dark + lia grey
dark grey
- Flannlia
Flann red + lia grey
red grey
- Caellia
Cael slender + lia grey
slender grey
Grar initial
- Grarvitnir
Grar grey + vitnir wolf-kind
grey wolf-kind
- Grarvargr
Grar grey + vargr outlaw wolf
grey outlaw wolf
- Grarkjaftr
Grar grey + kjaftr jaw
grey jaw
lia final
- Donnlia
Donn brown + lia grey
brown grey
- Ciarlia
Ciar dusky + lia grey
dusky grey
- Grianlia
Grian sun + lia grey
sun grey
Har initial
- Harston
Har grey + ston farmstead
grey farmstead
- Harcroft
Har grey + croft small farm
grey small farm
- Harlow
Har grey + low mound
grey mound
The Grey initial
- The Grey Acorn
The Grey grey + acorn oak nut
grey oak nut
- The Grey Glove
The Grey grey + glove palm cover
grey palm cover
- The Grey Ram
The Grey grey + ram male sheep
grey male sheep
Dur initial
- Durgnar
Dur grey + gnar grinder
grey grinder
- Durbrug
Dur grey + brug brother
grey brother
- Durthul
Dur grey + thul waiter
grey waiter
Grau initial
- Grauheim
Grau grey + heim home
grey-home
- Graules
Grau grey + les wood
grey-wood
- Graumond
Grau grey + mond moon
grey-moon
Gra initial
- Granef
Gra grey + nef nose
grey nose
- Grabrok
Gra grey + brok breeches
grey breeches
- Graskinn
Gra grey + skinn hide
grey hide
Har initial
- Harulf
Har grey + ulf wolf
grey wolf
- Hargar
Har grey + gar spear
grey spear
- Harscar
Har grey + scar healed wound
grey healed wound
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “grey”. 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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