“sweet”
12 fragments across 11 traditions carry this sense. 10 of them open a name against 2 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 5 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, Elf, has 2.
Mel initial · Lya initial
- Melvar
Mel sweet + var guard
sweet guard
- Melceth
Mel sweet + ceth haven
sweet haven
- Mellume
Mel sweet + lume light
sweet light
- Lyamaris
Lya sweet + maris sea
sweet sea
- Lyalume
Lya sweet + lume light
sweet light
- Lyatira
Lya sweet + tira watch
sweet watch
dolce final
- Damiadolce
Damia gentle + dolce sweet
gentle sweet
- Galiadolce
Galia joy + dolce sweet
joy sweet
- Sabriadolce
Sabria patience + dolce sweet
patience sweet
Hedy initial
- Hedyrhode
Hedy sweet + rhode rose
sweet rose
- Hedykorymbe
Hedy sweet + korymbe berry cluster
sweet berry cluster
- Hedypothe
Hedy sweet + pothe longing
sweet longing
Tian initial
- Tianjie
Tian sweet + jie pure
sweet pure
- Tianliu
Tian sweet + liu willow
sweet willow
- Tianna
Tian sweet + na elegant
sweet elegant
Dul initial
- Dulee
Dul sweet + ee dear
sweet dear
- Dullow
Dul sweet + low hill
sweet hill
- Dullee
Dul sweet + lee shelter
sweet shelter
Glyko initial
- Glykophanes
Glyko sweet + phanes shining
sweet shining
- Glykolochos
Glyko sweet + lochos company
sweet company
- Glykodemos
Glyko sweet + demos commons
sweet commons
Mella initial
- Mellalac
Mella sweet + lac sword play
sweet sword play
- Mellamar
Mella sweet + mar widely famed
sweet widely famed
- Mellawain
Mella sweet + wain hay wagon
sweet hay wagon
isa final
- Mintisa
Mint sweet herb + isa sweet
sweet herb sweet
- Winisa
Win winterberry + isa sweet
winterberry sweet
- Sorisa
Sor sorrel + isa sweet
sorrel sweet
Sav initial
- Savan
Sav sweet + an little
sweet little
- Savog
Sav sweet + og young
sweet young
- Savfinn
Sav sweet + finn blonde
sweet blonde
Dulcia initial
- Dulciasante
Dulcia sweet + sante health
sweet health
- Dulciaracine
Dulcia sweet + racine root
sweet root
- Dulciamere
Dulcia sweet + mere mother
sweet mother
Melys initial
- Melysiesin
Melys sweet + iesin radiant
sweet radiant
- Melysen
Melys sweet + en little
sweet little
- Melysfaen
Melys sweet + faen boulder
sweet boulder
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “sweet”. 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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