“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
¶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.
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
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
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
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
Kaii initial
- Kaiimarn
Kaii pale + marn flats
pale flats
- Kaiirukh
Kaii pale + rukh hive
pale hive
- Kaiipolu
Kaii pale + polu shoal
pale shoal
Ban initial
- Bantafann
Ban pale + tafann barking
pale barking
- Bantonn
Ban pale + tonn wave
pale wave
- Banlaoch
Ban pale + laoch warrior
pale warrior
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
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
Yllz initial
- Yllzussra
Yllz pale + ussra weapon
pale weapon
- Yllzirzza
Yllz pale + irzza thirdborn
pale thirdborn
- Yllzezza
Yllz pale + ezza cold
pale cold
White initial
- Whitedale
White pale + dale valley
pale valley
- Whitemere
White pale + mere lake
pale lake
- Whiteside
White pale + side hillside
pale hillside
bawn final
- Trenbawn
Tren strong + bawn pale
strong pale
- Branbawn
Bran raven + bawn pale
raven pale
- Maelbawn
Mael devotee + bawn pale
devotee pale
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
bane final
- Dunbane
Dun fort + bane pale
fort pale
- Benbane
Ben mountain + bane pale
mountain pale
- Dergbane
Derg red + bane pale
red pale
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
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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