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“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

Reverse entry

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.

Roman


Real world

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

Griffin


Creatures

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

Lich


Creatures

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

Cat


People

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

D&D


Tabletop

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

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

tha final

  • Martha

    Mar standard + tha stern

    standard stern

  • Rastha

    Ras ruby + tha stern

    ruby stern

  • Keztha

    Kez hymn + tha stern

    hymn stern

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Groth initial

  • Grothgan

    Groth stern + gan walker

    stern walker

  • Grothkeld

    Groth stern + keld wellspring

    stern wellspring

  • Grothgarn

    Groth stern + garn ready

    stern ready

Italian


Real world

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

Kingdom


Objects

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

Necromancer


Tabletop

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

Nordic


Real world

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

Paladin


Tabletop

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

See also

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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