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“mask”

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

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, Griffin, has 2.

Griffin


Creatures

grim final · grima final

  • Fergrim

    Fer iron + grim mask

    iron mask

  • Reggrim

    Reg royal + grim mask

    royal mask

  • Corvingrim

    Corvin raven + grim mask

    raven mask

  • Fortiagrima

    Fortia brave + grima mask

    brave mask

  • Aureagrima

    Aurea gold + grima mask

    gold mask

  • Nidagrima

    Nida nest + grima mask

    nest mask

Viking


Real world

Grim initial · grimr final

  • Grimmundr

    Grim mask + mundr protection

    mask protection

  • Grimmund

    Grim mask + mund protection

    mask protection

  • Grimormr

    Grim mask + ormr serpent

    mask serpent

  • Ascgrimr

    Asc aesir god + grimr mask

    aesir god mask

  • Halgrimr

    Hal rock + grimr mask

    rock mask

  • Saxgrimr

    Sax blade + grimr mask

    blade mask

Demon


Creatures

ask final

  • Vorthask

    Vorth vengeance + ask mask

    vengeance of the mask

  • Irthask

    Irth iron + ask mask

    iron of the mask

  • Malvask

    Malv malice + ask mask

    malice of the mask

D&D


Tabletop

grim final

  • Selgrim

    Sel bright + grim mask

    bright mask

  • Cadgrim

    Cad battle + grim mask

    battle mask

  • Maggrim

    Mag great + grim mask

    great mask

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Mes initial

  • Mesresha

    Mes mask + resha cold

    mask cold

  • Mesbra

    Mes mask + bra broad

    mask broad

  • Mesza

    Mes mask + za bright

    mask bright

French


Real world

Grim initial

  • Grimelin

    Grim mask + elin little

    mask little

  • Grimmer

    Grim mask + mer renowned

    mask renowned

  • Grimolphe

    Grim mask + olphe wolf

    mask wolf

German


Real world

Grim initial

  • Grimher

    Grim mask + her army

    mask army

  • Grimwald

    Grim mask + wald rule

    mask rule

  • Grimfried

    Grim mask + fried peace

    mask peace

Human


People

Grim initial

  • Grimnyd

    Grim mask + nyd need

    mask need

  • Griming

    Grim mask + ing offspring

    mask offspring

  • Grimwynn

    Grim mask + wynn joy

    mask joy

Kraken


Creatures

Grima initial

  • Grimaunda

    Grima mask + unda wound

    mask wound

  • Grimahrifa

    Grima mask + hrifa snatching

    mask snatching

  • Grimataka

    Grima mask + taka taking

    mask taking

Witch


People

grima final

  • Craggrima

    Crag rough rock + grima mask

    rough rock mask

  • Ashgrima

    Ash ash timber + grima mask

    ash timber mask

  • Yewgrima

    Yew bow wood + grima mask

    bow wood mask

Senses that travel together

See also

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