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“honour”

15 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. They split 6 to 9 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 4 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, Viking, has 3.

Viking


Real world

heid final · heida final · heidr final

  • Geirheid

    Geir spear + heid honour

    spear honour

  • Astheid

    Ast love + heid honour

    love honour

  • Kolheid

    Kol coal + heid honour

    coal honour

  • Ormheida

    Orm serpent + heida honour

    serpent honour

  • Hjorheida

    Hjor sword + heida honour

    sword honour

  • Holmheida

    Holm islet + heida honour

    islet honour

  • Hjorheidr

    Hjor sword + heidr honour

    sword honour

  • Veheidr

    Ve sacred + heidr honour

    sacred honour

  • Fridheidr

    Frid peace + heidr honour

    peace honour

Griffin


Creatures

Honor initial · Honora initial

  • Honorgrim

    Honor honour + grim mask

    honour mask

  • Honorgang

    Honor honour + gang course

    honour course

  • Honorwin

    Honor honour + win friend

    honour friend

  • Honoratheoda

    Honora honour + theoda nation

    honour nation

  • Honorawulfa

    Honora honour + wulfa wolf

    honour wolf

  • Honorastana

    Honora honour + stana stone

    honour stone

Paladin


Tabletop

Hono initial · nora final

  • Honoleod

    Hono honour + leod people

    honour people

  • Honoric

    Hono honour + ric rule

    honour rule

  • Honogrim

    Hono honour + grim visor

    honour visor

  • Celesnora

    Celes heavenly + nora honour

    heavenly honour

  • Vindinora

    Vindi avenging + nora honour

    avenging honour

  • Callanora

    Calla lovely + nora honour

    lovely honour

Phoenix


Creatures

timos final · time final

  • Chronotimos

    Chrono time + timos honour

    time honour

  • Kassiotimos

    Kassio cassia + timos honour

    cassia honour

  • Rhodotimos

    Rhodo rose + timos honour

    rose honour

  • Glaukiatime

    Glaukia gleaming + time honour

    gleaming honour

  • Leukatime

    Leuka white + time honour

    white honour

  • Phlogiatime

    Phlogia flame + time honour

    flame honour

Angel


Creatures

Ehra initial

  • Ehrazael

    Ehra honour + zael of God

    honour of God

  • Ehrathiel

    Ehra honour + thiel of God

    honour of God

  • Ehraziel

    Ehra honour + ziel of God

    honour of God

Centaur


Creatures

tima final

  • Lykotima

    Lyko wolf + tima honour

    wolf honour

  • Chionotima

    Chiono snow + tima honour

    snow honour

  • Galenotima

    Galeno calm + tima honour

    calm honour

Greek


Real world

Timo initial

  • Timopatros

    Timo honour + patros father

    honour father

  • Timolaos

    Timo honour + laos people

    honour people

  • Timopistos

    Timo honour + pistos faithful

    honour faithful

Mermaid


Creatures

nora final

  • Rialisnora

    Rialis shimmer + nora honour

    shimmer honour

  • Ysmarnora

    Ysmar sea ice + nora honour

    sea ice honour

  • Coralisnora

    Coralis coral + nora honour

    coral honour

Minotaur


Creatures

tima final

  • Nyktatima

    Nykta night + tima honour

    night honour

  • Lithatima

    Litha stone + tima honour

    stone honour

  • Gorgatima

    Gorga grim + tima honour

    grim honour

Pirate


People

Nora initial

  • Nora Bilgewater

    Nora honour + bilgewater bilge water

    honour, called the bilge water

  • Nora the Elder

    Nora honour + the elder elder

    honour, called the elder

  • Nora the Deep

    Nora honour + the deep deep

    honour, called the deep

Senses that travel together

See also

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