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“hush”

10 fragments across 6 traditions carry this sense. 8 of them open a name against 2 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They cluster in 3 families, most of them creatures. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Drow, has 3.

Drow


Fantasy races

Phaz initial · Phyl initial · uszon final

  • Phazarvyn

    Phaz hush + arvyn hunter

    hush hunter

  • Phazossir

    Phaz hush + ossir mason

    hush mason

  • Phazesstri

    Phaz hush + esstri pledged

    hush pledged

  • Phylindra

    Phyl hush + indra descended

    hush descended

  • Phylinzyla

    Phyl hush + inzyla needle

    hush needle

  • Phylathra

    Phyl hush + athra stillness

    hush stillness

  • Szethuszon

    Szeth seam + uszon hush

    seam hush

  • Xelthuszon

    Xelth sunless + uszon hush

    sunless hush

  • Zelthuszon

    Zelth cellar + uszon hush

    cellar hush

Mermaid


Creatures

Quilan initial · Quinel initial · Quiloth initial

  • Quilanseneth

    Quilan hush + seneth palace

    hush palace

  • Quilanian

    Quilan hush + ian son

    hush son

  • Quilanmir

    Quilan hush + mir jewel

    hush jewel

  • Quinelnia

    Quinel hush + nia kin

    hush kin

  • Quinelnora

    Quinel hush + nora honour

    hush honour

  • Quinelenna

    Quinel hush + enna kindred

    hush kindred

  • Quilothalind

    Quiloth hush + alind haven

    hush haven

  • Quilotharis

    Quiloth hush + aris voice

    hush voice

  • Quilothvelar

    Quiloth hush + velar veil

    hush veil

Banshee


Creatures

tost final

  • Goltost

    Gol weeping + tost hush

    weeping hush

  • Uisctost

    Uisc water + tost hush

    water hush

  • Doimhintost

    Doimhin deep + tost hush

    deep hush

Dragon


Creatures

Quyra initial

  • Quyrasor

    Quyra hush + sor storm

    hush storm

  • Quyragrath

    Quyra hush + grath tomb

    hush tomb

  • Quyravaul

    Quyra hush + vaul hoard

    hush hoard

God


Creatures

Hyth initial

  • Hythren

    Hyth hush + ren rebirth

    hush of the rebirth

  • Hythmoth

    Hyth hush + moth dusk

    hush of the dusk

  • Hythlorn

    Hyth hush + lorn loss

    hush of the loss

Necromancer


Tabletop

Yssa initial

  • Yssaumbra

    Yssa hush + umbra shadow

    hush shadow

  • Yssagelia

    Yssa hush + gelia frost

    hush frost

  • Yssapalla

    Yssa hush + palla cloak

    hush cloak

Senses that travel together

See also

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