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“rock”

30 fragments across 22 traditions carry this sense. 25 of them open a name against 5 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 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, Knight, has 3.

Knight


People

Pet initial · Roc initial · Roche initial

  • Petienne

    Pet rock + ienne grace

    rock grace

  • Petlinde

    Pet rock + linde soft

    rock soft

  • Petwenna

    Pet rock + wenna joy

    rock joy

  • Rocgar

    Roc rock + gar spear

    rock spear

  • Rocence

    Roc rock + ence bearing

    rock bearing

  • Rocgund

    Roc rock + gund war

    rock war

  • Rocheville

    Roche rock + ville town

    rock town

  • Rochevaux

    Roche rock + vaux vales

    rock vales

  • Rochepont

    Roche rock + pont bridge

    rock bridge

Viking


Real world

Hal initial · hall final · halla final

  • Halvin

    Hal rock + vin friend

    rock friend

  • Halgrim

    Hal rock + grim mask

    rock mask

  • Halormr

    Hal rock + ormr serpent

    rock serpent

  • Inghall

    Ing fertility god + hall rock

    fertility god rock

  • Norhall

    Nor north + hall rock

    north rock

  • Randhall

    Rand shield rim + hall rock

    shield rim rock

  • Halhalla

    Hal rock + halla rock

    rock rock

  • Inghalla

    Ing fertility god + halla rock

    fertility god rock

  • Odhalla

    Od spear point + halla rock

    spear point rock

Griffin


Creatures

Rup initial · Rupia initial

  • Rupod

    Rup rock + od wealth

    rock wealth

  • Rupnand

    Rup rock + nand daring

    rock daring

  • Rupgrim

    Rup rock + grim mask

    rock mask

  • Rupiarun

    Rupia rock + run secret

    rock secret

  • Rupiafrida

    Rupia rock + frida peace

    rock peace

  • Rupiahugia

    Rupia rock + hugia mind

    rock mind

Minotaur


Creatures

Petro initial · Petra initial

  • Petrolophos

    Petro rock + lophos crest

    rock crest

  • Petrobrychos

    Petro rock + brychos roar

    rock roar

  • Petrognathos

    Petro rock + gnathos jaw

    rock jaw

  • Petradoxa

    Petra rock + doxa repute

    rock repute

  • Petraphone

    Petra rock + phone slayer

    rock slayer

  • Petrastrophe

    Petra rock + strophe turning back

    rock turning back

Pirate


People

Peter initial · Pierre initial

  • Peter the Wanderer

    Peter rock + the wanderer wanderer

    rock, called the wanderer

  • Peter Saltwater

    Peter rock + saltwater salt water

    rock, called the salt water

  • Peter One-Eye

    Peter rock + one-eye one eye

    rock, called the one eye

  • Pierre the Lucky

    Pierre rock + the lucky lucky

    rock, called the lucky

  • Pierre Ironbeard

    Pierre rock + ironbeard iron beard

    rock, called the iron beard

  • Pierre Fearless

    Pierre rock + fearless dauntless

    rock, called the dauntless

Werewolf


Creatures

Hal initial · Halla initial

  • Halblood

    Hal rock + blood life fluid

    rock life fluid

  • Halstride

    Hal rock + stride long step

    rock long step

  • Halthorn

    Hal rock + thorn sharp spine

    rock sharp spine

  • Hallahild

    Halla rock + hild battle

    rock battle

  • Hallahowl

    Halla rock + howl long cry

    rock long cry

  • Hallaunn

    Halla rock + unn wave

    rock wave

Angel


Creatures

Zurna initial

  • Zurnalael

    Zurna rock + lael of God

    rock of God

  • Zurnathron

    Zurna rock + thron of the throne

    rock of the throne

  • Zurnaruah

    Zurna rock + ruah of the breath

    rock of the breath

Banshee


Creatures

Carraig initial

  • Carraigamhran

    Carraig rock + amhran song

    rock song

  • Carraigdoras

    Carraig rock + doras door

    rock door

  • Carraigfaol

    Carraig rock + faol wolf

    rock wolf

Castle


Objects

Roche initial

  • Rochepre

    Roche rock + pre meadow

    rock meadow

  • Rochetot

    Roche rock + tot norse homestead

    rock norse homestead

  • Rochegarde

    Roche rock + garde watch

    rock watch

Chinese


Real world

Yan initial

  • Yanjin

    Yan rock + jin gold

    rock gold

  • Yanrong

    Yan rock + rong glory

    rock glory

  • Yanguang

    Yan rock + guang light

    rock light

Country


Objects

Sax initial

  • Saxika

    Sax rock + ika land

    rock land

  • Saxolia

    Sax rock + olia land

    rock land

  • Saxitia

    Sax rock + itia region

    rock region

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Kar initial

  • Kargrim

    Kar rock + grim helm

    rock helm

  • Karur

    Kar rock + ur ancient

    rock ancient

  • Karmund

    Kar rock + mund protector

    rock protector

French


Real world

Roche initial

  • Rochegrange

    Roche rock + grange barn

    rock barn

  • Rochemaire

    Roche rock + maire mayor

    rock mayor

  • Rocheville

    Roche rock + ville town

    rock town

Irish


Real world

Carrick initial

  • Carrickmullagh

    Carrick rock + mullagh hilltop

    rock hilltop

  • Carrickdara

    Carrick rock + dara oakwood

    rock oakwood

  • Carrickgorm

    Carrick rock + gorm blue

    rock blue

Japanese


Real world

Iwa initial

  • Iwashima

    Iwa rock + shima island

    rock island

  • Iwaame

    Iwa rock + ame rain

    rock rain

  • Iwayo

    Iwa rock + yo world

    rock world

Kraken


Creatures

Klett initial

  • Klettknurr

    Klett rock + knurr growler

    rock growler

  • Klettgripr

    Klett rock + gripr grasp

    rock grasp

  • Klettstormr

    Klett rock + stormr gale wind

    rock gale wind

Nordic


Real world

sten final

  • Per Sten

    Per stone + sten rock

    stone and rock

  • Egil Sten

    Egil terror + sten rock

    terror and rock

  • Dag Sten

    Dag day + sten rock

    day and rock

Orc


Fantasy races

krag final

  • Thraggkrag

    Thragg haul + krag rock

    haul rock

  • Zhulkrag

    Zhul gloom + krag rock

    gloom rock

  • Stokkrag

    Stokk club + krag rock

    club rock

Scottish


Real world

Craig initial

  • Craigbost

    Craig rock + bost farmstead

    rock farmstead

  • Craigreoch

    Craig rock + reoch brindled

    rock brindled

  • Craiglaw

    Craig rock + law round summit

    rock round summit

Unicorn


Creatures

roc final

  • Candroc

    Cand shining white + roc rock

    shining white rock

  • Solroc

    Sol sun + roc rock

    sun rock

  • Lactroc

    Lact milk + roc rock

    milk rock

Vampire


Creatures

Skal initial

  • Skaltor

    Skal rock + tor gate

    rock-gate

  • Skalgrab

    Skal rock + grab grave

    rock-grave

  • Skalstein

    Skal rock + stein stone

    rock-stone

Welsh


Real world

Carreg initial

  • Carregwalch

    Carreg rock + walch falcon

    rock falcon

  • Carregfawr

    Carreg rock + fawr big

    rock big

  • Carregbren

    Carreg rock + bren king

    rock king

Senses that travel together

See also

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