“ruler”
29 fragments across 19 traditions carry this sense. 24 of them close a name against 5 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 5 different families, from creatures outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Knight carries the most, with 4 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.
Ric initial · rich final · ry final · rica final
- Ricry
Ric ruler + ry ruler
ruler ruler
- Ricier
Ric ruler + ier army
ruler army
- Ricmund
Ric ruler + mund protection
ruler protection
- Wigrich
Wig battle + rich ruler
battle ruler
- Walrich
Wal rule + rich ruler
rule ruler
- Sigrich
Sig victory + rich ruler
victory ruler
- Robry
Rob fame + ry ruler
fame ruler
- Lodry
Lod famous + ry ruler
famous ruler
- Edry
Ed wealth + ry ruler
wealth ruler
- Bertrica
Bert bright + rica ruler
bright ruler
- Isenrica
Isen iron + rica ruler
iron ruler
- Edarica
Eda wealth + rica ruler
wealth ruler
rik final · Valda initial · rikka final
- Bekrik
Bek axe + rik ruler
axe ruler
- Rudrik
Rud red + rik ruler
red ruler
- Balrik
Bal fire + rik ruler
fire ruler
- Valdadotta
Valda ruler + dotta daughter
ruler daughter
- Valdatinn
Valda ruler + tinn ore
ruler ore
- Valdagild
Valda ruler + gild gilding
ruler gilding
- Unnarikka
Unna love + rikka ruler
love ruler
- Helgarikka
Helga holy + rikka ruler
holy ruler
- Thorarikka
Thora storm + rikka ruler
storm ruler
rek final · vald final · valdr final
- Ketilrek
Ketil helmet + rek ruler
helmet ruler
- Vestrek
Vest west + rek ruler
west ruler
- Harrek
Har army + rek ruler
army ruler
- Eyvald
Ey island + vald ruler
island ruler
- Gudvald
Gud god + vald ruler
god ruler
- Saxvald
Sax blade + vald ruler
blade ruler
- Einvaldr
Ein one + valdr ruler
one ruler
- Hjalmvaldr
Hjalm helm + valdr ruler
helm ruler
- Dagvaldr
Dag day + valdr ruler
day ruler
Rich initial · old final
- Richbert
Rich ruler + bert bright
ruler bright
- Richgott
Rich ruler + gott god
ruler god
- Richward
Rich ruler + ward guard
ruler guard
- Gisold
Gis pledge + old ruler
pledge ruler
- Adalold
Adal noble + old ruler
noble ruler
- Bertold
Bert bright + old ruler
bright ruler
rikur final · rika final
- Fjalgarrikur
Fjalgar high fell + rikur ruler
high fell ruler
- Yrgaltrikur
Yrgalt ore + rikur ruler
ore ruler
- Bergalrikur
Bergal mountain + rikur ruler
mountain ruler
- Steinvelrika
Steinvel standing rock + rika ruler
standing rock ruler
- Eldrithrika
Eldrith long winter + rika ruler
long winter ruler
- Pelmirrika
Pelmir headland + rika ruler
headland ruler
ric final · ricka final
- Palric
Pal pale + ric ruler
pale ruler
- Castelric
Castel fortress + ric ruler
fortress ruler
- Solric
Sol sun + ric ruler
sun ruler
- Truciaricka
Trucia fierce + ricka ruler
fierce ruler
- Fulguraricka
Fulgura lightning + ricka ruler
lightning ruler
- Corvinaricka
Corvina raven + ricka ruler
raven ruler
ald final
- Umberald
Umber earth brown + ald ruler
earth brown ruler
- Ashald
Ash fire dust + ald ruler
fire dust ruler
- Amberald
Amber fossil resin + ald ruler
fossil resin ruler
medon final
- Koryphomedon
Korypho summit + medon ruler
summit ruler
- Kentromedon
Kentro goad + medon ruler
goad ruler
- Hylomedon
Hylo woodland + medon ruler
woodland ruler
ric final
- Varric
Var true + ric ruler
true ruler
- Cadric
Cad battle + ric ruler
battle ruler
- Quenric
Quen song + ric ruler
song ruler
Rich initial
- Richolf
Rich ruler + olf wolf
ruler wolf
- Richbaud
Rich ruler + baud bold
ruler bold
- Richrade
Rich ruler + rade counsel
ruler counsel
ric final
- Hwitric
Hwit white + ric ruler
white ruler
- Holtric
Holt wood + ric ruler
wood ruler
- Readric
Read red + ric ruler
red ruler
ry final
- Osry
Os deer + ry ruler
deer ruler
- Donnry
Donn brown + ry ruler
brown ruler
- Sulry
Sul eye + ry ruler
eye ruler
rector final
- Aeternorector
Aeterno undying + rector ruler
undying ruler
- Auratorector
Aurato gilded + rector ruler
gilded ruler
- Vinctorector
Vincto bound + rector ruler
bound ruler
rica final
- Bellarica
Bella fair + rica ruler
fair ruler
- Dignarica
Digna worthy + rica ruler
worthy ruler
- Candarica
Canda shining + rica ruler
shining ruler
arkhos final
- Marmaroarkhos
Marmaro shining stone + arkhos ruler
shining stone ruler
- Hypsoarkhos
Hypso height + arkhos ruler
height ruler
- Hemeroarkhos
Hemero day + arkhos ruler
day ruler
vald final
- Fearvald
Fear man + vald ruler
man ruler
- Torcvald
Torc boar + vald ruler
boar ruler
- Aonvald
Aon one + vald ruler
one ruler
rich final
- Negrurich
Negru black + rich ruler
black-ruler
- Dornrich
Dorn thorn + rich ruler
thorn-ruler
- Zarrich
Zar dawn + rich ruler
dawn-ruler
Rhi initial
- Rhideg
Rhi ruler + deg pretty
ruler pretty
- Rhifelyn
Rhi ruler + felyn yellow
ruler yellow
- Rhidir
Rhi ruler + dir ground
ruler ground
ric final
- Baldric
Bald bold + ric ruler
bold ruler
- Frostric
Frost frozen dew + ric ruler
frozen dew ruler
- Vindric
Vind wind + ric ruler
wind ruler
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “ruler”. 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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