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“lord”

16 fragments across 14 traditions carry this sense. 11 of them close a name against 5 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 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, Celtic, has 2.

Celtic


Real world

Tigerno initial · tigernos final

  • Tigernomandos

    Tigerno lord + mandos pony

    lord pony

  • Tigernotaruos

    Tigerno lord + taruos bull

    lord bull

  • Tigernodubnos

    Tigerno lord + dubnos deep

    lord deep

  • Tritotigernos

    Trito third + tigernos lord

    third lord

  • Tigernotigernos

    Tigerno lord + tigernos lord

    lord lord

  • Ritutigernos

    Ritu ford + tigernos lord

    ford lord

Greek


Real world

Anaxi initial · Kyr initial

  • Anaxinomos

    Anaxi lord + nomos law

    lord law

  • Anaxithymos

    Anaxi lord + thymos heart

    lord heart

  • Anaxigenes

    Anaxi lord + genes born

    lord born

  • Kyrou

    Kyr lord + ou of the family

    of the family lord

  • Kyradis

    Kyr lord + adis child of

    child of lord

  • Kyridis

    Kyr lord + idis son of

    son of lord

D&D


Tabletop

dain final

  • Lordain

    Lor lore + dain lord

    lore lord

  • Taldain

    Tal tall + dain lord

    tall lord

  • Alddain

    Ald old + dain lord

    old lord

Dragon


Creatures

thelor final

  • Sytharthelor

    Sythar hiss + thelor lord

    hiss lord

  • Iridaxthelor

    Iridax prism + thelor lord

    prism lord

  • Zolthyrthelor

    Zolthyr depth + thelor lord

    depth lord

Elf


Fantasy races

hir final

  • Amrihir

    Amri jewel + hir lord

    jewel lord

  • Isilhir

    Isil moon + hir lord

    moon lord

  • Arnhir

    Arn sun + hir lord

    sun lord

Indian


Real world

nath final

  • Ashwinnath

    Ashwin horseman + nath lord

    horseman lord

  • Deepnath

    Deep lamp + nath lord

    lamp lord

  • Tarunnath

    Tarun young + nath lord

    young lord

Kingdom


Objects

Thane initial

  • Thanescar

    Thane lord + scar cliff

    lord cliff

  • Thanespire

    Thane lord + spire tower

    lord tower

  • Thanedell

    Thane lord + dell small valley

    lord small valley

Mermaid


Creatures

aeus final

  • Talaraeus

    Talar current + aeus lord

    current lord

  • Farenaeus

    Faren sea mist + aeus lord

    sea mist lord

  • Ilmaraeus

    Ilmar pearl + aeus lord

    pearl lord

Minotaur


Creatures

anax final

  • Aithoanax

    Aitho burning + anax lord

    burning lord

  • Kranioanax

    Kranio skull + anax lord

    skull lord

  • Daidaloanax

    Daidalo cunningly wrought + anax lord

    cunningly wrought lord

Orc


Fantasy races

ul final

  • Snagul

    Snag snare + ul lord

    snare lord

  • Urkhul

    Urkh toil + ul lord

    toil lord

  • Krulul

    Krul cruel + ul lord

    cruel lord

Unicorn


Creatures

Segnor final

  • Seur Segnor

    Seur sure + Segnor lord

    sure lord

  • Blanchet Segnor

    Blanchet the white one + Segnor lord

    the white one lord

  • Cortois Segnor

    Cortois courteous + Segnor lord

    courteous lord

Vampire


Creatures

Vit initial

  • Vitfried

    Vit lord + fried peace

    lord-peace

  • Vitgrad

    Vit lord + grad city

    lord-city

  • Vitovic

    Vit lord + ovic heir

    lord-heir

Welsh


Real world

udd final

  • Taludd

    Tal brow + udd lord

    brow lord

  • Banudd

    Ban peak + udd lord

    peak lord

  • Carregudd

    Carreg rock + udd lord

    rock lord

Werewolf


Creatures

thane final

  • Morthane

    Mor moor + thane lord

    moor lord

  • Odthane

    Od frenzy + thane lord

    frenzy lord

  • Ulfthane

    Ulf wolf + thane lord

    wolf lord

Senses that travel together

See also

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