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“hound”

15 fragments across 9 traditions carry this sense. They split 8 to 7 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 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 4 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.

Celtic


Real world

Cuno initial · cunos final · cuna final · cunon final

  • Cunocambos

    Cuno hound + cambos crooked

    hound crooked

  • Cunoanextlos

    Cuno hound + anextlos protection

    hound protection

  • Cunorix

    Cuno hound + rix king

    hound king

  • Tegocunos

    Tego house + cunos hound

    house hound

  • Maglocunos

    Maglo chief + cunos hound

    chief hound

  • Belocunos

    Belo bright + cunos hound

    bright hound

  • Leucocuna

    Leuco shining + cuna hound

    shining hound

  • Uxellocuna

    Uxello high + cuna hound

    high hound

  • Bannocuna

    Banno peak + cuna hound

    peak hound

  • Nantocunon

    Nanto valley + cunon hound

    valley hound

  • Carnocunon

    Carno cairn + cunon hound

    cairn hound

  • Catucunon

    Catu battle + cunon hound

    battle hound

Barbarian


Tabletop

garm final · garma final

  • Gorrgarm

    Gorr gored + garm hound

    gored the hound

  • Yarlgarm

    Yarl shouted + garm hound

    shouted the hound

  • Slammgarm

    Slamm flattened + garm hound

    flattened the hound

  • Naskagarma

    Naska bit + garma hound

    bit the hound

  • Slammagarma

    Slamma flattened + garma hound

    flattened the hound

  • Dralagarma

    Drala dragged + garma hound

    dragged the hound

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Hun initial · hund final

  • Hungan

    Hun hound + gan walker

    hound walker

  • Hunhal

    Hun hound + hal hall

    hound hall

  • Hunrokk

    Hun hound + rokk boulder

    hound boulder

  • Anghund

    Ang anvil + hund hound

    anvil hound

  • Varghund

    Varg outlaw + hund hound

    outlaw hound

  • Raskhund

    Rask swift + hund hound

    swift hound

Unicorn


Creatures

Can initial · chien final

  • Canmatin

    Can hound + matin morning

    hound morning

  • Canpont

    Can hound + pont bridge

    hound bridge

  • Cancler

    Can hound + cler brightness

    hound brightness

  • Medicchien

    Medic healing + chien hound

    healing hound

  • Lampadchien

    Lampad torch + chien hound

    torch hound

  • Fontchien

    Font spring + chien hound

    spring hound

Griffin


Creatures

Talbot initial

  • Talbotward

    Talbot hound + ward guardian

    hound guardian

  • Talbotstan

    Talbot hound + stan stone

    hound stone

  • Talbotbert

    Talbot hound + bert bright

    hound bright

Irish


Real world

Con initial

  • Conlav

    Con hound + lav hand

    hound hand

  • Conin

    Con hound + in little

    hound little

  • Conmoyle

    Con hound + moyle bald

    hound bald

Orc


Fantasy races

Kur initial

  • Kurstok

    Kur hound + stok stump

    hound stump

  • Kurrak

    Kur hound + rak rip

    hound rip

  • Kurskar

    Kur hound + skar gouge

    hound gouge

Scottish


Real world

Con initial

  • Conford

    Con hound + ford crossing

    hound crossing

  • Conness

    Con hound + ness point

    hound point

  • Conay

    Con hound + ay isle

    hound isle

Vampire


Creatures

Lupan initial

  • Lupanovski

    Lupan hound + ovski of

    hound of

  • Lupankreuz

    Lupan hound + kreuz cross

    hound cross

  • Lupanmir

    Lupan hound + mir world

    hound world

Senses that travel together

See also

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