“stern”
16 fragments across 12 traditions carry this sense. 13 of them open a name against 3 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 6 different families, from real world 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, Roman, has 3.
Severus initial · severa final · Sever initial
- Severus Rutilius
Severus stern + rutilius reddish
stern, reddish
- Severus Caelius
Severus stern + caelius heaven
stern, heaven
- Severus Valerius
Severus stern + valerius vigorous
stern, vigorous
- Sextia Severa
Sextia sixth + severa stern
sixth, stern
- Fonteia Severa
Fonteia of the spring + severa stern
of the spring, stern
- Nigidia Severa
Nigidia black + severa stern
black, stern
- Severarius
Sever stern + arius tradesman
the stern tradesman
- Severaticus
Sever stern + aticus stock
the stern stock
- Severio
Sever stern + io notable one
the stern notable one
Sever initial · Severa initial
- Severric
Sever stern + ric ruler
stern ruler
- Severbern
Sever stern + bern bear
stern bear
- Severmund
Sever stern + mund protection
stern protection
- Severagard
Severa stern + gard enclosure
stern enclosure
- Severawina
Severa stern + wina friend
stern friend
- Severatrud
Severa stern + trud strength
stern strength
Severo initial · Severa initial
- Severosenex
Severo stern + senex old man
stern old man
- Severoauctor
Severo stern + auctor originator
stern originator
- Severoartifex
Severo stern + artifex craftsman
stern craftsman
- Severapyra
Severa stern + pyra pyre
stern pyre
- Severamensa
Severa stern + mensa table
stern table
- Severascriptrix
Severa stern + scriptrix scribe
stern scribe
Grim initial
- Grimsocks
Grim stern + socks white feet
stern white feet
- Grimnoth
Grim stern + noth daring
stern daring
- Grimstan
Grim stern + stan stone
stern stone
Grim initial
- Grimhelm
Grim stern + helm battle helmet
stern battle helmet
- Grimbert
Grim stern + bert bright
stern bright
- Grimsten
Grim stern + sten hard
stern hard
tha final
- Martha
Mar standard + tha stern
standard stern
- Rastha
Ras ruby + tha stern
ruby stern
- Keztha
Kez hymn + tha stern
hymn stern
Groth initial
- Grothgan
Groth stern + gan walker
stern walker
- Grothkeld
Groth stern + keld wellspring
stern wellspring
- Grothgarn
Groth stern + garn ready
stern ready
severo final
- Vittorio Severo
Vittorio conqueror + severo stern
conqueror and stern
- Bernardo Severo
Bernardo brave bear + severo stern
brave bear and stern
- Gabriele Severo
Gabriele god is strength + severo stern
god is strength and stern
Grim initial
- Grimhelm
Grim stern + helm crest
stern crest
- Grimthorn
Grim stern + thorn thicket
stern thicket
- Grimcrown
Grim stern + crown crown lands
stern crown lands
Grimme initial
- Grimmedell
Grimme stern + dell hollow
stern hollow
- Grimmeknell
Grimme stern + knell death bell
stern death bell
- Grimmevault
Grimme stern + vault underground crypt
stern underground crypt
Søren initial
- Søren Frode
Søren stern + frode learned
stern and learned
- Søren Peder
Søren stern + peder the stone
stern and the stone
- Søren Vegard
Søren stern + vegard holy enclosure
stern and holy enclosure
Seve initial
- Sevevin
Seve stern + vin ally
stern ally
- Sevemar
Seve stern + mar renowned
stern renowned
- Sevenoth
Seve stern + noth boldness
stern boldness
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “stern”. 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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