“sharp”
15 fragments across 11 traditions carry this sense. 14 of them open a name against 1 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
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. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Vampire, has 3.
Ostr initial · Ostro initial · Ostrov initial
- Ostrbert
Ostr sharp + bert bright
sharp-bright
- Ostreanu
Ostr sharp + eanu from
sharp-from
- Ostrstadt
Ostr sharp + stadt town
sharp-town
- Ostroanger
Ostro sharp + anger green
sharp-green
- Ostrovoda
Ostro sharp + voda water
sharp-water
- Ostrostern
Ostro sharp + stern star
sharp-star
- Ostrovgrav
Ostrov sharp + grav count
sharp count
- Ostrovturm
Ostrov sharp + turm tower
sharp tower
- Ostroveanu
Ostrov sharp + eanu from
sharp from
Acer initial · Acria initial
- Acerraban
Acer sharp + raban raven
sharp raven
- Acerhard
Acer sharp + hard hardy
sharp hardy
- Acerric
Acer sharp + ric ruler
sharp ruler
- Acriarabana
Acria sharp + rabana raven
sharp raven
- Acriawiga
Acria sharp + wiga warrior
sharp warrior
- Acriawulfa
Acria sharp + wulfa wolf
sharp wolf
Oxy initial · Oxeia initial
- Oxymykos
Oxy sharp + mykos bellow
sharp bellow
- Oxytrophos
Oxy sharp + trophos feeder
sharp feeder
- Oxynikos
Oxy sharp + nikos victory
sharp victory
- Oxeiahegemone
Oxeia sharp + hegemone leader
sharp leader
- Oxeiachlaina
Oxeia sharp + chlaina cloak
sharp cloak
- Oxeianike
Oxeia sharp + nike victory
sharp victory
Zik initial
- Zikdena
Zik sharp + dena spring
sharp spring
- Zikchaan
Zik sharp + chaan reach
sharp reach
- Zikkaal
Zik sharp + kaal basin
sharp basin
Oxy initial
- Oxyzygos
Oxy sharp + zygos yoke
sharp yoke
- Oxyxenos
Oxy sharp + xenos stranger
sharp stranger
- Oxytrochos
Oxy sharp + trochos wheel
sharp wheel
Toshi initial
- Toshihiro
Toshi sharp + hiro vast
sharp vast
- Toshio
Toshi sharp + o man
sharp man
- Toshimoto
Toshi sharp + moto origin
sharp origin
Acr initial
- Acrlimen
Acr sharp + limen threshold
sharp threshold
- Acropolis
Acr sharp + opolis city
sharp city
- Acrlacus
Acr sharp + lacus lake
sharp lake
Acris initial
- Acrisersa
Acris sharp + ersa reversal
sharp reversal
- Acrisedis
Acris sharp + edis seat
sharp seat
- Acrisivor
Acris sharp + ivor living
sharp living
Eager initial
- Eagertinder
Eager sharp + tinder what catches first
sharp what catches first
- Eagerwillow
Eager sharp + willow bending tree
sharp bending tree
- Eagergarden
Eager sharp + garden enclosure
sharp enclosure
Skarp initial
- Skarpdan
Skarp sharp + dan dane
sharp dane
- Skarpbrand
Skarp sharp + brand sword
sharp sword
- Skarpkell
Skarp sharp + kell helmet
sharp helmet
lym final
- Gwaunlym
Gwaun moorland + lym sharp
moorland sharp
- Rhoslym
Rhos moor + lym sharp
moor sharp
- Bedwlym
Bedw birch + lym sharp
birch sharp
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “sharp”. 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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