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“grim”

11 fragments across 7 traditions carry this sense. They split 5 to 6 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from fantasy races 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, Dragonborn, has 3.

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

don final · mora final · dun final

  • Dazdon

    Daz spark + don grim

    spark grim

  • Ashdon

    Ash ember + don grim

    ember grim

  • Hakdon

    Hak cleave + don grim

    cleave grim

  • Qarmora

    Qar quarry + mora grim

    quarry grim

  • Klazmora

    Klaz claw + mora grim

    claw grim

  • Nezmora

    Nez night + mora grim

    night grim

  • Pelthdun

    Pelth plate + dun grim

    plate grim

  • Zelthdun

    Zelth song + dun grim

    song grim

  • Gorthdun

    Gorth gorge + dun grim

    gorge grim

Drow


Fantasy races

othris final · othra final

  • Krylothris

    Kryl hooked + othris grim

    hooked grim

  • Raszothris

    Rasz lash + othris grim

    lash grim

  • Ozzothris

    Ozz hollow + othris grim

    hollow grim

  • Hylzothra

    Hylz hunger + othra grim

    hunger grim

  • Rylzothra

    Rylz poison + othra grim

    poison grim

  • Vryssothra

    Vryss cunning + othra grim

    cunning grim

Minotaur


Creatures

Gorgo initial · Gorga initial

  • Gorgomochthos

    Gorgo grim + mochthos toil

    grim toil

  • Gorgoxenos

    Gorgo grim + xenos stranger

    grim stranger

  • Gorgonikos

    Gorgo grim + nikos victory

    grim victory

  • Gorgathyella

    Gorga grim + thyella storm

    grim storm

  • Gorgakratia

    Gorga grim + kratia power

    grim power

  • Gorgaphile

    Gorga grim + phile loving

    grim loving

Greek


Real world

Gorgo initial

  • Gorgolaos

    Gorgo grim + laos people

    grim people

  • Gorgokles

    Gorgo grim + kles fame

    grim fame

  • Gorgomedes

    Gorgo grim + medes cunning

    grim cunning

Guild


Objects

The Grim initial

  • The Grim Consortium

    The Grim grim + consortium fate sharers

    grim fate sharers

  • The Grim Council

    The Grim grim + council calling together

    grim calling together

  • The Grim League

    The Grim grim + league binding alliance

    grim binding alliance

Pirate


People

the grim final

  • Edward the Grim

    Edward wealth guardian + the grim grim

    wealth guardian, called the grim

  • Roland the Grim

    Roland famous land + the grim grim

    famous land, called the grim

  • Remy the Grim

    Remy oarsman + the grim grim

    oarsman, called the grim

Vampire


Creatures

Grimald initial

  • Grimaldstern

    Grimald grim + stern star

    grim star

  • Grimaldfeld

    Grimald grim + feld field

    grim field

  • Grimaldhof

    Grimald grim + hof court

    grim court

Senses that travel together

See also

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