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“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

Reverse entry

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.

Unicorn


Creatures

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

Centaur


Creatures

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

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

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

Elf


Fantasy races

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

Griffin


Creatures

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

Rogue


Tabletop

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

Angel


Creatures

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

Banshee


Creatures

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

Dog


People

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

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Rask initial

  • Raskgrip

    Rask swift + grip clasp

    swift clasp

  • Raskyr

    Rask swift + yr bow

    swift bow

  • Raskak

    Rask swift + ak edge

    swift edge

Japanese


Real world

Haya initial

  • Hayasada

    Haya swift + sada steadfast

    swift steadfast

  • Hayataka

    Haya swift + taka lofty

    swift lofty

  • Hayamori

    Haya swift + mori protect

    swift protect

Scottish


Real world

luath final

  • Sianluath

    Sian storm + luath swift

    storm swift

  • Beathaluath

    Beatha life + luath swift

    life swift

  • Ogluath

    Og youthful + luath swift

    youthful swift

Vampire


Creatures

Bistr initial

  • Bistrgrad

    Bistr swift + grad city

    swift-city

  • Bistrov

    Bistr swift + ov kin

    swift-kin

  • Bistrhain

    Bistr swift + hain grove

    swift-grove

Viking


Real world

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

See also

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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