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“pale”

20 fragments across 14 traditions carry this sense. 17 of them open a name against 3 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 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, Elf, has 3.

Elf


Fantasy races

Yl initial · Nima initial · Ylle initial

  • Ylthas

    Yl pale + thas oath

    pale oath

  • Ylnor

    Yl pale + nor north

    pale north

  • Ylseth

    Yl pale + seth quiet

    pale quiet

  • Nimaquel

    Nima pale + quel high

    pale high

  • Nimabriel

    Nima pale + briel radiance

    pale radiance

  • Nimatira

    Nima pale + tira watch

    pale watch

  • Ylleriel

    Ylle pale + riel crowned

    pale crowned

  • Yllemiril

    Ylle pale + miril jewel

    pale jewel

  • Yllerilla

    Ylle pale + rilla brook

    pale brook

Griffin


Creatures

Pal initial · Palla initial · Palis initial

  • Palrand

    Pal pale + rand shield rim

    pale shield rim

  • Palfara

    Pal pale + fara journey

    pale journey

  • Palsig

    Pal pale + sig victory

    pale victory

  • Pallaleuda

    Palla pale + leuda people

    pale people

  • Pallarun

    Palla pale + run secret

    pale secret

  • Pallaricka

    Palla pale + ricka ruler

    pale ruler

  • Palisfalk

    Palis pale + falk falcon

    pale falcon

  • Palismar

    Palis pale + mar famous

    pale famous

  • Palisbrand

    Palis pale + brand sword

    pale sword

Lich


Creatures

Pallido initial · Pallida initial

  • Pallidomessor

    Pallido pale + messor reaper

    pale reaper

  • Pallidocustos

    Pallido pale + custos keeper

    pale keeper

  • Pallidolector

    Pallido pale + lector reader

    pale reader

  • Pallidacapsa

    Pallida pale + capsa book box

    pale book box

  • Pallidamensa

    Pallida pale + mensa table

    pale table

  • Pallidatesta

    Pallida pale + testa earthen jar

    pale earthen jar

Necromancer


Tabletop

Bleak initial · Pallida initial

  • Bleaktomb

    Bleak pale + tomb sealed chamber

    pale sealed chamber

  • Bleakglass

    Bleak pale + glass clear pane

    pale clear pane

  • Bleakmound

    Bleak pale + mound raised earth

    pale raised earth

  • Pallidarima

    Pallida pale + rima crevice

    pale crevice

  • Pallidaserra

    Pallida pale + serra shadow

    pale shadow

  • Pallidanubra

    Pallida pale + nubra overcast

    pale overcast

Alien


Creatures

Kaii initial

  • Kaiimarn

    Kaii pale + marn flats

    pale flats

  • Kaiirukh

    Kaii pale + rukh hive

    pale hive

  • Kaiipolu

    Kaii pale + polu shoal

    pale shoal

Banshee


Creatures

Ban initial

  • Bantafann

    Ban pale + tafann barking

    pale barking

  • Bantonn

    Ban pale + tonn wave

    pale wave

  • Banlaoch

    Ban pale + laoch warrior

    pale warrior

Castle


Objects

White initial

  • Whitevallum

    White pale + vallum roman rampart

    pale roman rampart

  • Whitetower

    White pale + tower tall stronghold

    pale tall stronghold

  • Whitemarch

    White pale + march border district

    pale border district

City


Objects

White initial

  • Whitecroft

    White pale + croft smallholding

    pale smallholding

  • Whitehope

    White pale + hope side valley

    pale side valley

  • Whitefell

    White pale + fell high moor

    pale high moor

Drow


Fantasy races

Yllz initial

  • Yllzussra

    Yllz pale + ussra weapon

    pale weapon

  • Yllzirzza

    Yllz pale + irzza thirdborn

    pale thirdborn

  • Yllzezza

    Yllz pale + ezza cold

    pale cold

Horse


People

White initial

  • Whitedale

    White pale + dale valley

    pale valley

  • Whitemere

    White pale + mere lake

    pale lake

  • Whiteside

    White pale + side hillside

    pale hillside

Irish


Real world

bawn final

  • Trenbawn

    Tren strong + bawn pale

    strong pale

  • Branbawn

    Bran raven + bawn pale

    raven pale

  • Maelbawn

    Mael devotee + bawn pale

    devotee pale

Pirate


People

the pale final

  • Barnaby the Pale

    Barnaby son of consolation + the pale pale

    son of consolation, called the pale

  • Nathaniel the Pale

    Nathaniel gift of god + the pale pale

    gift of god, called the pale

  • William the Pale

    William resolute protector + the pale pale

    resolute protector, called the pale

Scottish


Real world

bane final

  • Dunbane

    Dun fort + bane pale

    fort pale

  • Benbane

    Ben mountain + bane pale

    mountain pale

  • Dergbane

    Derg red + bane pale

    red pale

Tiefling


Fantasy races

Alven initial

  • Alvenimor

    Alven pale + imor dread

    pale dread

  • Alvenesce

    Alven pale + esce becoming

    pale becoming

  • Alveneir

    Alven pale + eir remembered

    pale remembered

Senses that travel together

See also

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