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“power”

21 fragments across 16 traditions carry this sense. They split 10 to 11 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 different families, from tabletop 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, Warlock, has 3.

Warlock


Tabletop

Malrir initial · Malra initial · Malre initial

  • Malrirthral

    Malrir power + thral service owed

    power for service owed

  • Malrirrat

    Malrir power + rat the confirmation

    power for the confirmation

  • Malrirfait

    Malrir power + fait the forfeit

    power for the forfeit

  • Malraclausa

    Malra power + clausa the clause added

    power for the clause added

  • Malraparta

    Malra power + parta the share

    power for the share

  • Malrascinda

    Malra power + scinda the tearing

    power for the tearing

  • Malrecepten

    Malre power + cepten what was taken

    power for what was taken

  • Malredicten

    Malre power + dicten what was said

    power for what was said

  • Malretalen

    Malre power + talen the count kept

    power for the count kept

Greek


Real world

Krato initial · krateia final

  • Kratokleitos

    Krato power + kleitos famed

    power famed

  • Kratoxenos

    Krato power + xenos stranger

    power stranger

  • Kratodikos

    Krato power + dikos justice

    power justice

  • Hedykrateia

    Hedy pleasant + krateia power

    pleasant power

  • Aristokrateia

    Aristo best + krateia power

    best power

  • Kallikrateia

    Kalli beautiful + krateia power

    beautiful power

Minotaur


Creatures

kratos final · kratia final

  • Kratokratos

    Krato mighty + kratos power

    mighty power

  • Thymokratos

    Thymo spirit + kratos power

    spirit power

  • Kraniokratos

    Kranio skull + kratos power

    skull power

  • Oxeiakratia

    Oxeia sharp + kratia power

    sharp power

  • Taurakratia

    Taura cow + kratia power

    cow power

  • Mitakratia

    Mita thread + kratia power

    thread power

Phoenix


Creatures

krates final · krateia final

  • Elektrokrates

    Elektro amber + krates power

    amber power

  • Anastokrates

    Anasto rising + krates power

    rising power

  • Myrrhokrates

    Myrrho myrrh + krates power

    myrrh power

  • Krokiakrateia

    Krokia saffron + krateia power

    saffron power

  • Palinakrateia

    Palina again + krateia power

    again power

  • Kaumakrateia

    Kauma scorching + krateia power

    scorching power

Angel


Creatures

Elima initial

  • Elimabiel

    Elima power + biel of God

    power of God

  • Elimasael

    Elima power + sael of God

    power of God

  • Elimadiel

    Elima power + diel of God

    power of God

Barbarian


Tabletop

vald final

  • Vrekkvald

    Vrekk cast out + vald power

    cast out the power

  • Tryggvald

    Trygg trusted + vald power

    trusted the power

  • Dovvald

    Dovv silenced + vald power

    silenced the power

Cyberpunk


People

dynamics final

  • Longwharf Dynamics

    Longwharf long landing + dynamics power

    long landing power

  • Sublevel Dynamics

    Sublevel under the floor + dynamics power

    under the floor power

  • Slipway Dynamics

    Slipway where hulls enter + dynamics power

    where hulls enter power

D&D


Tabletop

vald final

  • Ornvald

    Orn eagle + vald power

    eagle power

  • Dunvald

    Dun hill + vald power

    hill power

  • Vandvald

    Vand wanderer + vald power

    wanderer power

Dwarf


Fantasy races

kraft final

  • Svartkraft

    Svart black + kraft power

    black power

  • Trogkraft

    Trog trough + kraft power

    trough power

  • Fjalkraft

    Fjal mountain + kraft power

    mountain power

Egyptian


Real world

Sekhem initial

  • Sekhemhathor

    Sekhem power + hathor of Hathor

    power of Hathor

  • Sekhemiset

    Sekhem power + iset of the throne

    power of the throne

  • Sekhemhedj

    Sekhem power + hedj is white

    power is white

Hawaiian


Real world

Kamana initial

  • Kamanahanohano

    Kamana power + hanohano honoured

    the honoured power

  • Kamanalaa

    Kamana power + laa sacred

    the sacred power

  • Kamanaalohi

    Kamana power + alohi shining

    the shining power

Human


People

weald final

  • Garweald

    Gar spear + weald power

    spear power

  • Winweald

    Win friend + weald power

    friend power

  • Sigeweald

    Sige victory + weald power

    victory power

Kingdom


Objects

Valder initial

  • Valdermire

    Valder power + mire bog

    power bog

  • Valderwood

    Valder power + wood woodland

    power woodland

  • Valderbarrow

    Valder power + barrow burial mound

    power burial mound

Knight


People

Reg initial

  • Regfrey

    Reg power + frey peace

    power peace

  • Regrod

    Reg power + rod fame

    power fame

  • Reggar

    Reg power + gar spear

    power spear

Paladin


Tabletop

vald final

  • Castivald

    Casti chaste + vald power

    chaste power

  • Albivald

    Albi white + vald power

    white power

  • Vigivald

    Vigi watchful + vald power

    watchful power

Werewolf


Creatures

Vald initial

  • Valdmaul

    Vald power + maul hammer blow

    power hammer blow

  • Valdtooth

    Vald power + tooth the eater

    power the eater

  • Valdbane

    Vald power + bane undoing

    power undoing

Senses that travel together

See also

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