“spear”
27 fragments across 16 traditions carry this sense. They split 13 to 14 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
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, Dwarf, has 3.
Gar initial · Vigga initial · vigg final
- Gargarn
Gar spear + garn ready
spear ready
- Garden
Gar spear + den carved lair
spear carved lair
- Garbrak
Gar spear + brak breaker
spear breaker
- Vigganir
Vigga spear + nir smith
spear smith
- Viggadotta
Vigga spear + dotta daughter
spear daughter
- Viggagret
Vigga spear + gret great
spear great
- Eddavigg
Edda verse + vigg spear
verse spear
- Karavigg
Kara storm + vigg spear
storm spear
- Norravigg
Norra north + vigg spear
north spear
Gar initial · Ger initial · gier final
- Garbald
Gar spear + bald bold
spear bold
- Garrand
Gar spear + rand shield
spear shield
- Gargis
Gar spear + gis pledge
spear pledge
- Gerric
Ger spear + ric ruler
spear ruler
- Gerwig
Ger spear + wig battle
spear battle
- Gerbrand
Ger spear + brand sword
spear sword
- Guilgier
Guil will + gier spear
will spear
- Mangier
Man human being + gier spear
human being spear
- Landgier
Land territory + gier spear
territory spear
Geir initial · geirr final · spjot final
- Geirvaldr
Geir spear + valdr ruler
spear ruler
- Geirthor
Geir spear + thor thunder
spear thunder
- Geirtryg
Geir spear + tryg trusty
spear trusty
- Fridgeirr
Frid peace + geirr spear
peace spear
- Skarpgeirr
Skarp sharp + geirr spear
sharp spear
- Rafngeirr
Rafn raven + geirr spear
raven spear
- Hvatspjot
Hvat keen + spjot spear
keen spear
- Frostspjot
Frost hoar rime + spjot spear
hoar rime spear
- Langspjot
Lang long + spjot spear
long spear
Zeth initial · Zor initial
- Zethdur
Zeth spear + dur enduring
spear enduring
- Zethkan
Zeth spear + kan sworn
spear sworn
- Zethsor
Zeth spear + sor bitter
spear bitter
- Zorla
Zor spear + la lean
spear lean
- Zorpakha
Zor spear + pakha armoured
spear armoured
- Zorvasha
Zor spear + vasha bannered
spear bannered
Ger initial · gier final
- Gerelot
Ger spear + elot little
spear little
- Gerric
Ger spear + ric powerful
spear powerful
- Gerouf
Ger spear + ouf wolf
spear wolf
- Bergier
Ber bear + gier spear
bear spear
- Thiergier
Thier tribe + gier spear
tribe spear
- Hergier
Her army + gier spear
army spear
gar final · gara final
- Nidgar
Nid nest + gar spear
nest spear
- Reggar
Reg royal + gar spear
royal spear
- Montigar
Monti mountain + gar spear
mountain spear
- Ferragara
Ferra iron + gara spear
iron spear
- Rupiagara
Rupia rock + gara spear
rock spear
- Magnagara
Magna great + gara spear
great spear
Gorza initial · gar final
- Gorzasnarl
Gorza spear + snarl curled lip
spear curled lip
- Gorzazorn
Gorza spear + zorn wrath
spear wrath
- Gorzamog
Gorza spear + mog bulk
spear bulk
- Ruzggar
Ruzg ruin + gar spear
ruin spear
- Urzgar
Urz cry + gar spear
cry spear
- Guzgar
Guz gorge + gar spear
gorge spear
Geir initial · gar final
- Geirthane
Geir spear + thane lord
spear lord
- Geirjaw
Geir spear + jaw mouth bone
spear mouth bone
- Geirfell
Geir spear + fell deadly cruel
spear deadly cruel
- Nidgar
Nid dark moon + gar spear
dark moon spear
- Duskgar
Dusk failing light + gar spear
failing light spear
- Siggar
Sig victory + gar spear
victory spear
laighean final
- Draiochtlaighean
Draiocht enchantment + laighean spear
enchantment spear
- Solaslaighean
Solas light + laighean spear
light spear
- Uaimhlaighean
Uaimh cave + laighean spear
cave spear
sper final
- Kaldsper
Kald called + sper spear
called the spear
- Onnsper
Onn opened + sper spear
opened the spear
- Galnsper
Galn sang + sper spear
sang the spear
gar final
- Tabgar
Tab tabby + gar spear
tabby spear
- Steelgar
Steel hardened iron + gar spear
hardened iron spear
- Plumgar
Plum dark red fruit + gar spear
dark red fruit spear
Gar initial
- Garthas
Gar spear + thas oath
spear oath
- Garkir
Gar spear + kir keen
spear keen
- Garmir
Gar spear + mir peace
spear peace
Ger initial
- Gerold
Ger spear + old ruler
spear ruler
- Gerbald
Ger spear + bald bold
spear bold
- Gerwil
Ger spear + wil will
spear will
Gar initial
- Gargisl
Gar spear + gisl pledge
spear pledge
- Garos
Gar spear + os god
spear god
- Gartir
Gar spear + tir glory
spear glory
spjot final
- Klettspjot
Klett rock + spjot spear
rock spear
- Thokspjot
Thok fog + spjot spear
fog spear
- Gapspjot
Gap chasm + spjot spear
chasm spear
gar final
- Verogar
Vero true + gar spear
true spear
- Cordigar
Cordi heart + gar spear
heart spear
- Fidegar
Fide faithful + gar spear
faithful spear
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “spear”. 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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