“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
¶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.
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
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
Bor initial
- Borotia
Bor north + otia region
north region
- Boriya
Bor north + iya land
north land
- Borica
Bor north + ica land
north land
Nor initial
- Norvald
Nor north + vald power
north power
- Norbrand
Nor north + brand sword
north sword
- Northas
Nor north + thas oath
north oath
Narth initial
- Narthneth
Narth north + neth quiet
north quiet
- Narthveth
Narth north + veth calm
north calm
- Narthmar
Narth north + mar standard
north standard
nor final
- Galnor
Gal tree + nor north
tree north
- Kelnor
Kel green + nor north
green north
- Amrinor
Amri jewel + nor north
jewel north
Nor initial
- Normund
Nor north + mund protection
north protection
- Norbaud
Nor north + baud bold
north bold
- Noroul
Nor north + oul wolf
north wolf
Nord initial
- Nordlef
Nord north + lef heir
north heir
- Nordrod
Nord north + rod glory
north glory
- Nordmund
Nord north + mund protection
north protection
Kita initial
- Kitaji
Kita north + ji temple
north temple
- Kitabe
Kita north + be district
north district
- Kitadani
Kita north + dani valley
north valley
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
Nord initial
- Nordthjofr
Nord north + thjofr thief
north thief
- Nordvaki
Nord north + vaki waker
north waker
- Nordhvalr
Nord north + hvalr whale
north whale
Tuath initial
- Tuathshaw
Tuath north + shaw copse
north copse
- Tuathkirk
Tuath north + kirk church
north church
- Tuathbost
Tuath north + bost farmstead
north farmstead
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
nord final
- Weinnord
Wein wine + nord north
wine-north
- Blaunord
Blau blue + nord north
blue-north
- Mostnord
Most bridge + nord north
bridge-north
Nor initial
- Norfast
Nor north + fast firm
north firm
- Norar
Nor north + ar warrior
north warrior
- Norsteinn
Nor north + steinn stone
north stone
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
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
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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