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“pledge”

10 fragments across 8 traditions carry this sense. They split 6 to 4 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 4 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

gis final · gisela final

  • Aquilgis

    Aquil eagle + gis pledge

    eagle pledge

  • Clargis

    Clar bright + gis pledge

    bright pledge

  • Alagis

    Ala wing + gis pledge

    wing pledge

  • Vexillagisela

    Vexilla banner + gisela pledge

    banner pledge

  • Sanctagisela

    Sancta holy + gisela pledge

    holy pledge

  • Fulguragisela

    Fulgura lightning + gisela pledge

    lightning pledge

Knight


People

Gis initial · Gil initial

  • Gisger

    Gis pledge + ger spear

    pledge spear

  • Gisman

    Gis pledge + man human being

    pledge human being

  • Gisaud

    Gis pledge + aud rule

    pledge rule

  • Gilger

    Gil pledge + ger spear

    pledge spear

  • Gilnand

    Gil pledge + nand daring

    pledge daring

  • Giland

    Gil pledge + and daring

    pledge daring

Angel


Creatures

Nedra initial

  • Nedranai

    Nedra pledge + nai of the eyes

    pledge of the eyes

  • Nedravoth

    Nedra pledge + voth of the vows

    pledge of the vows

  • Nedraphim

    Nedra pledge + phim of the wings

    pledge of the wings

French


Real world

Gil initial

  • Gileau

    Gil pledge + eau little

    pledge little

  • Gilgard

    Gil pledge + gard enclosure

    pledge enclosure

  • Gilinot

    Gil pledge + inot little

    pledge little

German


Real world

Gis initial

  • Gislef

    Gis pledge + lef heir

    pledge heir

  • Gishold

    Gis pledge + hold gracious

    pledge gracious

  • Gisgott

    Gis pledge + gott god

    pledge god

Human


People

gisl final

  • Swithgisl

    Swith strong + gisl pledge

    strong pledge

  • Wingisl

    Win friend + gisl pledge

    friend pledge

  • Ordgisl

    Ord spear point + gisl pledge

    spear point pledge

Paladin


Tabletop

gis final

  • Cordigis

    Cordi heart + gis pledge

    heart pledge

  • Probogis

    Probo upright + gis pledge

    upright pledge

  • Vindigis

    Vindi avenging + gis pledge

    avenging pledge

Vampire


Creatures

Gizel initial

  • Gizeldorna

    Gizel pledge + dorna thorn

    pledge-thorn

  • Gizelradna

    Gizel pledge + radna joy

    pledge-joy

  • Gizelrosen

    Gizel pledge + rosen roses

    pledge-roses

Senses that travel together

See also

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