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“north”

19 fragments across 17 traditions carry this sense. 14 of them open a name against 5 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 different families, from real world 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, Barbarian, has 2.

Barbarian


Tabletop

nord final · norda final

  • Karnnord

    Karn cut + nord north

    cut the north

  • Yarlnord

    Yarl shouted + nord north

    shouted the north

  • Drukknord

    Drukk drank + nord north

    drank the north

  • Krukanorda

    Kruka bent + norda north

    bent the north

  • Snarranorda

    Snarra snarled + norda north

    snarled the north

  • Skelanorda

    Skela skinned + norda north

    skinned the north

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Nor initial · Norra initial

  • Norheim

    Nor north + heim home

    north home

  • Norbrak

    Nor north + brak breaker

    north breaker

  • Norvald

    Nor north + vald rule

    north rule

  • Norrafri

    Norra north + fri free

    north free

  • Norralokk

    Norra north + lokk tress

    north tress

  • Norralif

    Norra north + lif life

    north life

Country


Objects

Bor initial

  • Borotia

    Bor north + otia region

    north region

  • Boriya

    Bor north + iya land

    north land

  • Borica

    Bor north + ica land

    north land

D&D


Tabletop

Nor initial

  • Norvald

    Nor north + vald power

    north power

  • Norbrand

    Nor north + brand sword

    north sword

  • Northas

    Nor north + thas oath

    north oath

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Narth initial

  • Narthneth

    Narth north + neth quiet

    north quiet

  • Narthveth

    Narth north + veth calm

    north calm

  • Narthmar

    Narth north + mar standard

    north standard

Elf


Fantasy races

nor final

  • Galnor

    Gal tree + nor north

    tree north

  • Kelnor

    Kel green + nor north

    green north

  • Amrinor

    Amri jewel + nor north

    jewel north

French


Real world

Nor initial

  • Normund

    Nor north + mund protection

    north protection

  • Norbaud

    Nor north + baud bold

    north bold

  • Noroul

    Nor north + oul wolf

    north wolf

German


Real world

Nord initial

  • Nordlef

    Nord north + lef heir

    north heir

  • Nordrod

    Nord north + rod glory

    north glory

  • Nordmund

    Nord north + mund protection

    north protection

Japanese


Real world

Kita initial

  • Kitaji

    Kita north + ji temple

    north temple

  • Kitabe

    Kita north + be district

    north district

  • Kitadani

    Kita north + dani valley

    north valley

Kingdom


Objects

Nord initial

  • Nordtor

    Nord north + tor peak

    north peak

  • Nordmire

    Nord north + mire bog

    north bog

  • Nordburg

    Nord north + burg walled town

    north walled town

Kraken


Creatures

Nord initial

  • Nordthjofr

    Nord north + thjofr thief

    north thief

  • Nordvaki

    Nord north + vaki waker

    north waker

  • Nordhvalr

    Nord north + hvalr whale

    north whale

Scottish


Real world

Tuath initial

  • Tuathshaw

    Tuath north + shaw copse

    north copse

  • Tuathkirk

    Tuath north + kirk church

    north church

  • Tuathbost

    Tuath north + bost farmstead

    north farmstead

Superhero


People

Nor initial

  • Norford

    Nor north + ford river crossing

    north river crossing

  • Norbrook

    Nor north + brook small stream

    north small stream

  • Norston

    Nor north + ston farmstead

    north farmstead

Vampire


Creatures

nord final

  • Weinnord

    Wein wine + nord north

    wine-north

  • Blaunord

    Blau blue + nord north

    blue-north

  • Mostnord

    Most bridge + nord north

    bridge-north

Viking


Real world

Nor initial

  • Norfast

    Nor north + fast firm

    north firm

  • Norar

    Nor north + ar warrior

    north warrior

  • Norsteinn

    Nor north + steinn stone

    north stone

Werewolf


Creatures

Nor initial

  • Norstalk

    Nor north + stalk stealthy approach

    north stealthy approach

  • Norson

    Nor north + son male child

    north male child

  • Norjaw

    Nor north + jaw mouth bone

    north mouth bone

Wizard


People

nor final

  • Pyrnor

    Pyr fire + nor north

    fire north

  • Fernor

    Fer iron + nor north

    iron north

  • Stelnor

    Stel fixed star + nor north

    fixed star north

Senses that travel together

See also

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