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“silver”

35 fragments across 26 traditions carry this sense. 32 of them open a name against 3 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 different families, from creatures outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Unicorn 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.

Unicorn


Creatures

Argent initial · Argenta initial · Argenti initial · argentum final

  • Argentoisel

    Argent silver + oisel bird

    silver bird

  • Argentjardin

    Argent silver + jardin garden

    silver garden

  • Argentfust

    Argent silver + fust tree trunk

    silver tree trunk

  • Argentaclarte

    Argenta silver + clarte radiance

    silver radiance

  • Argentavoie

    Argenta silver + voie way

    silver way

  • Argentamanche

    Argenta silver + manche sleeve

    silver sleeve

  • Argentipratum

    Argenti silver + pratum meadow

    silver meadow

  • Argentiaequor

    Argenti silver + aequor level sea

    silver level sea

  • Argenticertamen

    Argenti silver + certamen contest

    silver contest

  • Candidiargentum

    Candidi shining white + argentum silver

    shining white silver

  • Albiargentum

    Albi white + argentum silver

    white silver

  • Vigiliargentum

    Vigili watchful + argentum silver

    watchful silver

Celtic


Real world

Argio initial · argia final · arganton final

  • Argioeburos

    Argio silver + eburos yew

    silver yew

  • Argioviros

    Argio silver + viros man

    silver man

  • Argiovassos

    Argio silver + vassos servant

    silver servant

  • Bannoargia

    Banno peak + argia silver

    peak silver

  • Ialoargia

    Ialo clearing + argia silver

    clearing silver

  • Deuoargia

    Deuo god + argia silver

    god silver

  • Camboarganton

    Cambo crooked + arganton silver

    crooked silver

  • Senoarganton

    Seno old + arganton silver

    old silver

  • Nouioarganton

    Nouio new + arganton silver

    new silver

Griffin


Creatures

Argen initial · Argenta initial · Argent initial

  • Argengar

    Argen silver + gar spear

    silver spear

  • Argenswind

    Argen silver + swind strong

    silver strong

  • Argenmann

    Argen silver + mann man

    silver man

  • Argentaborda

    Argenta silver + borda board

    silver board

  • Argentawiga

    Argenta silver + wiga warrior

    silver warrior

  • Argentagard

    Argenta silver + gard enclosure

    silver enclosure

  • Argent Rampant

    Argent silver + Rampant rearing

    silver, rearing

  • Argent Crowned

    Argent silver + Crowned wearing a crown

    silver, wearing a crown

  • Argent Passant

    Argent silver + Passant walking

    silver, walking

Elf


Fantasy races

Sil initial · Ari initial

  • Silduin

    Sil silver + duin river

    silver river

  • Silquel

    Sil silver + quel high

    silver high

  • Silseth

    Sil silver + seth quiet

    silver quiet

  • Arilith

    Ari silver + lith ash

    silver ash

  • Aririel

    Ari silver + riel crowned

    silver crowned

  • Arigwen

    Ari silver + gwen white

    silver white

Phoenix


Creatures

Argyro initial · Argyra initial

  • Argyrophoros

    Argyro silver + phoros bearer

    silver bearer

  • Argyrolaos

    Argyro silver + laos people

    silver people

  • Argyropteros

    Argyro silver + pteros winged

    silver winged

  • Argyraarete

    Argyra silver + arete excellence

    silver excellence

  • Argyrakleia

    Argyra silver + kleia renown

    silver renown

  • Argyrathaleia

    Argyra silver + thaleia blooming

    silver blooming

Bard


Tabletop

Sila initial

  • Silacan

    Sila silver + can song

    silver song

  • Silasone

    Sila silver + sone sound

    silver sound

  • Silaban

    Sila silver + ban ballad

    silver ballad

Castle


Objects

Argent initial

  • Argentlande

    Argent silver + lande heath

    silver heath

  • Argentmare

    Argent silver + mare pool

    silver pool

  • Argentbois

    Argent silver + bois wood

    silver wood

Centaur


Creatures

Argyro initial

  • Argyroskopelos

    Argyro silver + skopelos peak

    silver peak

  • Argyronomos

    Argyro silver + nomos pasture

    silver pasture

  • Argyroanthos

    Argyro silver + anthos flower

    silver flower

Country


Objects

Argent initial

  • Argentonia

    Argent silver + onia country

    silver country

  • Argentea

    Argent silver + ea country

    silver country

  • Argentenia

    Argent silver + enia country

    silver country

Dragon


Creatures

Halya initial

  • Halyagrath

    Halya silver + grath tomb

    silver tomb

  • Halyaketh

    Halya silver + keth ash

    silver ash

  • Halyazeth

    Halya silver + zeth cinder

    silver cinder

German


Real world

Silber initial

  • Silberhagen

    Silber silver + hagen enclosure

    silver enclosure

  • Silberfischer

    Silber silver + fischer fisherman

    silver fisherman

  • Silberbauer

    Silber silver + bauer farmer

    silver farmer

Greek


Real world

Argyro initial

  • Argyromorphos

    Argyro silver + morphos form

    silver form

  • Argyromnestos

    Argyro silver + mnestos mindful

    silver mindful

  • Argyrosthenes

    Argyro silver + sthenes strength

    silver strength

Guild


Objects

The Silver initial

  • The Silver Tribunal

    The Silver silver + tribunal judgement seat

    silver judgement seat

  • The Silver Bastion

    The Silver silver + bastion wall tower

    silver wall tower

  • The Silver Vigil

    The Silver silver + vigil night watch

    silver night watch

Indian


Real world

Rajat initial

  • Rajatpal

    Rajat silver + pal protector

    silver protector

  • Rajatmurti

    Rajat silver + murti image

    silver image

  • Rajatdatta

    Rajat silver + datta given

    silver given

Japanese


Real world

Gin initial

  • Giname

    Gin silver + ame rain

    silver rain

  • Gintake

    Gin silver + take bamboo

    silver bamboo

  • Gintani

    Gin silver + tani valley

    silver valley

Kingdom


Objects

Sil initial

  • Silford

    Sil silver + ford crossing

    silver crossing

  • Silhaven

    Sil silver + haven harbour

    silver harbour

  • Silwold

    Sil silver + wold high woodland

    silver high woodland

Kraken


Creatures

Silfr initial

  • Silfrrif

    Silfr silver + rif reef

    silver reef

  • Silfrlik

    Silfr silver + lik corpse

    silver corpse

  • Silfrbein

    Silfr silver + bein bone

    silver bone

Minotaur


Creatures

Argyra initial

  • Argyrahegemone

    Argyra silver + hegemone leader

    silver leader

  • Argyrahaima

    Argyra silver + haima blood

    silver blood

  • Argyrakratia

    Argyra silver + kratia power

    silver power

Robot


Objects

Argent initial

  • Argent Instruments

    Argent silver + instruments precision tools

    silver precision tools

  • Argent Union

    Argent silver + union bound alliance

    silver bound alliance

  • Argent Proving Yard

    Argent silver + proving yard trial range

    silver trial range

Rogue


Tabletop

Sil initial

  • Silpeal

    Sil silver + peal struck chime

    silver struck chime

  • Silpin

    Sil silver + pin thin peg

    silver thin peg

  • Sillock

    Sil silver + lock door fastening

    silver door fastening

Tavern


Objects

The Silver initial

  • The Silver Fiddle

    The Silver silver + fiddle bowed strings

    silver bowed strings

  • The Silver Fox

    The Silver silver + fox bushy-tailed one

    silver bushy-tailed one

  • The Silver Eagle

    The Silver silver + eagle imperial bird

    silver imperial bird

Vampire


Creatures

Silber initial

  • Silberski

    Silber silver + ski noble

    silver noble

  • Silberstadt

    Silber silver + stadt town

    silver town

  • Silberheim

    Silber silver + heim home

    silver home

Viking


Real world

Silf initial

  • Silftunga

    Silf silver + tunga tongue

    silver tongue

  • Silfspjot

    Silf silver + spjot spear

    silver spear

  • Silfnef

    Silf silver + nef nose

    silver nose

Welsh


Real world

Arian initial

  • Ariandawel

    Arian silver + dawel quiet

    silver quiet

  • Ariangoch

    Arian silver + goch red

    silver red

  • Arianlon

    Arian silver + lon cheerful

    silver cheerful

Witch


People

Sil initial

  • Silwick

    Sil silver + wick candle cord

    silver candle cord

  • Silvale

    Sil silver + vale broad valley

    silver broad valley

  • Silbough

    Sil silver + bough branch arm

    silver branch arm

Wizard


People

Ar initial

  • Areth

    Ar silver + eth breath

    silver breath

  • Arum

    Ar silver + um place

    silver place

  • Ardorn

    Ar silver + dorn thorn

    silver thorn

Senses that travel together

See also

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