“swift”
22 fragments across 14 traditions carry this sense. 19 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 5 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.
Celer initial · Celera initial · Celeri initial · Isnel initial
- Celerciel
Celer swift + ciel sky
swift sky
- Celerbois
Celer swift + bois wood
swift wood
- Celerespoir
Celer swift + espoir hope
swift hope
- Celeradame
Celera swift + dame lady
swift lady
- Celerariviere
Celera swift + riviere river
swift river
- Celeralune
Celera swift + lune moon
swift moon
- Celerivinculum
Celeri swift + vinculum bond
swift bond
- Celericaelum
Celeri swift + caelum sky
swift sky
- Celeriargentum
Celeri swift + argentum silver
swift silver
- Isnel Vallee
Isnel swift + Vallee valley
swift valley
- Isnel Damoisel
Isnel swift + Damoisel young noble
swift young noble
- Isnel Mireor
Isnel swift + Mireor mirror
swift mirror
Tacho initial · thoos final
- Tachoboter
Tacho swift + boter herdsman
swift herdsman
- Tachomedon
Tacho swift + medon ruler
swift ruler
- Tachothyrsos
Tacho swift + thyrsos ivied staff
swift ivied staff
- Dromothoos
Dromo running + thoos swift
running swift
- Chlorothoos
Chloro green + thoos swift
green swift
- Thrasythoos
Thrasy bold + thoos swift
bold swift
Dras initial · zra final
- Drasna
Dras swift + na sworn
swift sworn
- Drasra
Dras swift + ra kindled
swift kindled
- Drastesha
Dras swift + tesha fleet
swift fleet
- Naszra
Nas coil + zra swift
coil swift
- Dralzra
Dral ward + zra swift
ward swift
- Kryzzra
Kryz storm + zra swift
storm swift
Emri initial · Emi initial
- Emrinor
Emri swift + nor north
swift north
- Emririn
Emri swift + rin circle
swift circle
- Emrilas
Emri swift + las leaf
swift leaf
- Emiseth
Emi swift + seth quiet
swift quiet
- Emitae
Emi swift + tae bright
swift bright
- Eminia
Emi swift + nia hope
swift hope
Celer initial · Celera initial
- Celernand
Celer swift + nand daring
swift daring
- Celergis
Celer swift + gis pledge
swift pledge
- Celermod
Celer swift + mod courage
swift courage
- Celeraricka
Celera swift + ricka ruler
swift ruler
- Celeraalda
Celera swift + alda old
swift old
- Celeratheoda
Celera swift + theoda nation
swift nation
Fleet initial · Fast initial
- Fleetflit
Fleet swift + flit quick dart
swift quick dart
- Fleetwick
Fleet swift + wick candle core
swift candle core
- Fleetshade
Fleet swift + shade dim shadow
swift dim shadow
- Fastblade
Fast swift + blade sharp steel
swift sharp steel
- Fasttongue
Fast swift + tongue speech
swift speech
- Fastpin
Fast swift + pin thin peg
swift thin peg
Mahira initial
- Mahiramiah
Mahira swift + miah of the songs
swift of the songs
- Mahiratiela
Mahira swift + tiela of God
swift of God
- Mahiragiela
Mahira swift + giela of God
swift of God
Bras initial
- Brascaor
Bras swift + caor berry
swift berry
- Brasmarbhan
Bras swift + marbhan corpse
swift corpse
- Brasfeadan
Bras swift + feadan reed pipe
swift reed pipe
Vel initial
- Velpaw
Vel swift + paw animal foot
swift animal foot
- Velina
Vel swift + ina little
swift little
- Velfeather
Vel swift + feather flight plume
swift flight plume
Rask initial
- Raskgrip
Rask swift + grip clasp
swift clasp
- Raskyr
Rask swift + yr bow
swift bow
- Raskak
Rask swift + ak edge
swift edge
Haya initial
- Hayasada
Haya swift + sada steadfast
swift steadfast
- Hayataka
Haya swift + taka lofty
swift lofty
- Hayamori
Haya swift + mori protect
swift protect
luath final
- Sianluath
Sian storm + luath swift
storm swift
- Beathaluath
Beatha life + luath swift
life swift
- Ogluath
Og youthful + luath swift
youthful swift
Bistr initial
- Bistrgrad
Bistr swift + grad city
swift-city
- Bistrov
Bistr swift + ov kin
swift-kin
- Bistrhain
Bistr swift + hain grove
swift-grove
Snar initial
- Snarboga
Snar swift + boga bow
swift bow
- Snarsko
Snar swift + sko shoe
swift shoe
- Snarsjon
Snar swift + sjon sight
swift sight
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “swift”. 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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