“guardian”
30 fragments across 20 traditions carry this sense. 26 of them close a name against 4 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 4 different families, from people outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Cleric 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.
cust final · custa final · custen final · warden final
- Invococust
Invoco calling upon + cust guardian
guardian of the calling upon
- Votocust
Voto vow made + cust guardian
guardian of the vow made
- Vesperocust
Vespero evening office + cust guardian
guardian of the evening office
- Tollacusta
Tolla bell toll + custa guardian
guardian of the bell toll
- Veneracusta
Venera reverence paid + custa guardian
guardian of the reverence paid
- Confesacusta
Confesa confession made + custa guardian
guardian of the confession made
- Tollicusten
Tolli bell toll + custen guardian
guardian of the bell toll
- Confesicusten
Confesi confession made + custen guardian
guardian of the confession made
- Servicusten
Servi service given + custen guardian
guardian of the service given
- Stonewarden
Stone altar stone + warden guardian
guardian of the altar stone
- Bookwarden
Book read book + warden guardian
guardian of the read book
- Oathwarden
Oath spoken vow + warden guardian
guardian of the spoken vow
nir final · vira final · nira final
- Morennir
Moren dark water + nir guardian
dark water guardian
- Ravelnir
Ravel riptide + nir guardian
riptide guardian
- Merionnir
Merion deep + nir guardian
deep guardian
- Serathvira
Serath spray + vira guardian
spray guardian
- Orielvira
Oriel sunrise + vira guardian
sunrise guardian
- Solvisvira
Solvis sunlight + vira guardian
sunlight guardian
- Haldrisnira
Haldris cold rain + nira guardian
cold rain guardian
- Ocerilnira
Oceril ocean + nira guardian
ocean guardian
- Solmarisnira
Solmaris sunlit water + nira guardian
sunlit water guardian
Hald initial · ward final
- Haldmar
Hald guardian + mar famous
guardian famous
- Haldwald
Hald guardian + wald forest lord
guardian forest lord
- Haldrik
Hald guardian + rik king
guardian king
- Junward
Jun juniper + ward guardian
juniper guardian
- Yarward
Yar yarrow + ward guardian
yarrow guardian
- Valeward
Vale valley + ward guardian
valley guardian
ward final · warda final
- Alaward
Ala wing + ward guardian
wing guardian
- Pennaward
Penna feather + ward guardian
feather guardian
- Argenward
Argen silver + ward guardian
silver guardian
- Severawarda
Severa stern + warda guardian
stern guardian
- Alawarda
Ala wing + warda guardian
wing guardian
- Gradiawarda
Gradia step + warda guardian
step guardian
tutor final · tutrix final
- Mutotutor
Muto mute + tutor guardian
mute guardian
- Xerotutor
Xero desiccated + tutor guardian
desiccated guardian
- Vacuotutor
Vacuo void + tutor guardian
void guardian
- Occultatutrix
Occulta hidden + tutrix guardian
hidden guardian
- Lapidatutrix
Lapida stone + tutrix guardian
stone guardian
- Siccatutrix
Sicca dry + tutrix guardian
dry guardian
Custo initial · keeper final
- Custosol
Custo guardian + sol sun
guardian sun
- Custogard
Custo guardian + gard ward
guardian ward
- Custolain
Custo guardian + lain oath-bound
guardian oath-bound
- Vowkeeper
Vow spoken promise + keeper guardian
spoken promise guardian
- Ironkeeper
Iron unbending + keeper guardian
unbending guardian
- Vigilkeeper
Vigil wakeful prayer + keeper guardian
wakeful prayer guardian
vard final · vardr final
- Valvard
Val the slain + vard guardian
the slain guardian
- Steinvard
Stein stone + vard guardian
stone guardian
- Hjalmvard
Hjalm helm + vard guardian
helm guardian
- Vevardr
Ve sacred + vardr guardian
sacred guardian
- Alfvardr
Alf elf + vardr guardian
elf guardian
- Otvardr
Ot dread + vardr guardian
dread guardian
keeper final
- Stormkeeper
Storm driving wind + keeper guardian
driving wind guardian
- Glorykeeper
Glory shining honour + keeper guardian
shining honour guardian
- Namekeeper
Name true word + keeper guardian
true word guardian
ward final
- Ebonward
Ebon black + ward guardian
black guardian
- Chestnutward
Chestnut brown nut + ward guardian
brown nut guardian
- Russward
Russ russet + ward guardian
russet guardian
Ward initial
- Wardlow
Ward guardian + low hill
guardian hill
- Wardscout
Ward guardian + scout one who listens
guardian one who listens
- Warddoe
Ward guardian + doe deer
guardian deer
ward final
- Greyward
Grey ash coloured + ward guardian
ash coloured guardian
- Boleward
Bole tree trunk + ward guardian
tree trunk guardian
- Loamward
Loam rich soil + ward guardian
rich soil guardian
warden final
- Dustwarden
Dust mortal remains + warden guardian
mortal remains guardian
- Woundwarden
Wound unhealed hurt + warden guardian
unhealed hurt guardian
- Flamewarden
Flame living fire + warden guardian
living fire guardian
weard final
- Ecgweard
Ecg blade edge + weard guardian
blade edge guardian
- Brandweard
Brand sword + weard guardian
sword guardian
- Modweard
Mod courage + weard guardian
courage guardian
ward final
- Presward
Pres priest + ward guardian
priest guardian
- Ravenward
Raven croaking bird + ward guardian
croaking bird guardian
- Stockward
Stock tree stump + ward guardian
tree stump guardian
warden final
- Shroudwarden
Shroud winding sheet + warden guardian
winding sheet guardian
- Quietwarden
Quiet stillness + warden guardian
stillness guardian
- Ashwarden
Ash burnt remains + warden guardian
burnt remains guardian
keeper final
- Harekeeper
Hare field leaper + keeper guardian
field leaper guardian
- Galekeeper
Gale strong wind + keeper guardian
strong wind guardian
- Hookkeeper
Hook curved barb + keeper guardian
curved barb guardian
Warden initial
- Warden Ranger
Warden guardian + ranger forest rover
guardian forest rover
- Warden Apex
Warden guardian + apex highest tip
guardian highest tip
- Warden Beacon
Warden guardian + beacon signal fire
guardian signal fire
Gardain final
- Celestien Gardain
Celestien heavenly + Gardain guardian
heavenly guardian
- Fin Gardain
Fin refined + Gardain guardian
refined guardian
- Haut Gardain
Haut high + Gardain guardian
high guardian
ward final
- Jetward
Jet black gemstone + ward guardian
black gemstone guardian
- Blaecward
Blaec black + ward guardian
black guardian
- Ashward
Ash ash timber + ward guardian
ash timber guardian
warden final
- Glyphwarden
Glyph carved sign + warden guardian
carved sign guardian
- Moonwarden
Moon night's lamp + warden guardian
night's lamp guardian
- Emberwarden
Ember live coal + warden guardian
live coal guardian
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “guardian”. 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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