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“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

Reverse entry

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.

Vampire


Creatures

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

Griffin


Creatures

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

Minotaur


Creatures

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

Alien


Creatures

Zik initial

  • Zikdena

    Zik sharp + dena spring

    sharp spring

  • Zikchaan

    Zik sharp + chaan reach

    sharp reach

  • Zikkaal

    Zik sharp + kaal basin

    sharp basin

Centaur


Creatures

Oxy initial

  • Oxyzygos

    Oxy sharp + zygos yoke

    sharp yoke

  • Oxyxenos

    Oxy sharp + xenos stranger

    sharp stranger

  • Oxytrochos

    Oxy sharp + trochos wheel

    sharp wheel

Japanese


Real world

Toshi initial

  • Toshihiro

    Toshi sharp + hiro vast

    sharp vast

  • Toshio

    Toshi sharp + o man

    sharp man

  • Toshimoto

    Toshi sharp + moto origin

    sharp origin

Planet


Objects

Acr initial

  • Acrlimen

    Acr sharp + limen threshold

    sharp threshold

  • Acropolis

    Acr sharp + opolis city

    sharp city

  • Acrlacus

    Acr sharp + lacus lake

    sharp lake

Tiefling


Fantasy races

Acris initial

  • Acrisersa

    Acris sharp + ersa reversal

    sharp reversal

  • Acrisedis

    Acris sharp + edis seat

    sharp seat

  • Acrisivor

    Acris sharp + ivor living

    sharp living

Username


People

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

Viking


Real world

Skarp initial

  • Skarpdan

    Skarp sharp + dan dane

    sharp dane

  • Skarpbrand

    Skarp sharp + brand sword

    sharp sword

  • Skarpkell

    Skarp sharp + kell helmet

    sharp helmet

Welsh


Real world

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

See also

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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