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“shield”

16 fragments across 12 traditions carry this sense. They split 7 to 9 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from fantasy races 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, Dwarf, has 2.

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Skal initial · lind final

  • Skalulfr

    Skal shield + ulfr wolf

    shield wolf

  • Skalmar

    Skal shield + mar renowned

    shield renowned

  • Skalvald

    Skal shield + vald rule

    shield rule

  • Ingalind

    Inga hearth + lind shield

    hearth shield

  • Viggalind

    Vigga spear + lind shield

    spear shield

  • Gerdlind

    Gerd guard + lind shield

    guard shield

Knight


People

rand final · lind final

  • Adalrand

    Adal noble + rand shield

    noble shield

  • Landrand

    Land territory + rand shield

    territory shield

  • Aimrand

    Aim home + rand shield

    home shield

  • Brunlind

    Brun brown + lind shield

    brown shield

  • Bellind

    Bel fair + lind shield

    fair shield

  • Idalind

    Ida labour + lind shield

    labour shield

Paladin


Tabletop

lind final · Aegis initial

  • Leonlind

    Leon lion + lind shield

    lion shield

  • Castilind

    Casti chaste + lind shield

    chaste shield

  • Ardelind

    Arde burning + lind shield

    burning shield

  • Aegissalv

    Aegis shield + salv saving

    shield saving

  • Aegisward

    Aegis shield + ward protective keeping

    shield protective keeping

  • Aegistern

    Aegis shield + tern unending

    shield unending

Viking


Real world

Skjald initial · skjold final

  • Skjaldbrandr

    Skjald shield + brandr sword

    shield sword

  • Skjaldvid

    Skjald shield + vid wood

    shield wood

  • Skjaldketill

    Skjald shield + ketill helmet

    shield helmet

  • Hvalskjold

    Hval whale + skjold shield

    whale shield

  • Kolskjold

    Kol coal + skjold shield

    coal shield

  • Laxskjold

    Lax salmon + skjold shield

    salmon shield

Cat


People

linda final

  • Tawnlinda

    Tawn tawny + linda shield

    tawny shield

  • Silklinda

    Silk worm-spun cloth + linda shield

    worm-spun cloth shield

  • Fawnlinda

    Fawn pale tan + linda shield

    pale tan shield

D&D


Tabletop

Sar initial

  • Sarrun

    Sar shield + run secret

    shield secret

  • Sarmek

    Sar shield + mek hammer

    shield hammer

  • Sargar

    Sar shield + gar spear

    shield spear

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

kar final

  • Guthkar

    Guth throat + kar shield

    throat shield

  • Dazkar

    Daz spark + kar shield

    spark shield

  • Zoshkar

    Zosh storm + kar shield

    storm shield

Elf


Fantasy races

Val initial

  • Valvain

    Val shield + vain clear

    shield clear

  • Valdal

    Val shield + dal vale

    shield vale

  • Valnen

    Val shield + nen spring

    shield spring

Giant


Creatures

skjold final

  • Fornvaldskjold

    Fornvald old forest + skjold shield

    old forest shield

  • Ulvardskjold

    Ulvard flood + skjold shield

    flood shield

  • Steinvarskjold

    Steinvar standing rock + skjold shield

    standing rock shield

Griffin


Creatures

Escut initial

  • Escutbrand

    Escut shield + brand sword

    shield sword

  • Escuthug

    Escut shield + hug mind

    shield mind

  • Escutbern

    Escut shield + bern bear

    shield bear

Human


People

Lind initial

  • Lindgrim

    Lind shield + grim mask

    shield mask

  • Lindgar

    Lind shield + gar spear

    shield spear

  • Lindbrand

    Lind shield + brand sword

    shield sword

Vampire


Creatures

schild final

  • Totenschild

    Toten dead + schild shield

    dead-shield

  • Adelschild

    Adel noble + schild shield

    noble-shield

  • Dragschild

    Drag precious + schild shield

    precious-shield

Senses that travel together

See also

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