“sword”
19 fragments across 13 traditions carry this sense. They split 7 to 12 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
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. Viking 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.
Brand initial · Hjor initial · brandr final · sverd final
- Brandgrim
Brand sword + grim mask
sword mask
- Brandmund
Brand sword + mund protection
sword protection
- Brandkell
Brand sword + kell helmet
sword helmet
- Hjorar
Hjor sword + ar warrior
sword warrior
- Hjorfast
Hjor sword + fast firm
sword firm
- Hjorstein
Hjor sword + stein stone
sword stone
- Geirbrandr
Geir spear + brandr sword
spear sword
- Vigbrandr
Vig battle + brandr sword
battle sword
- Alfbrandr
Alf elf + brandr sword
elf sword
- Langsverd
Lang long + sverd sword
long sword
- Issverd
Is ice + sverd sword
ice sword
- Mjuksverd
Mjuk soft + sverd sword
soft sword
brand final · brant final
- Rodbrand
Rod glory + brand sword
glory sword
- Ansbrand
Ans god + brand sword
god sword
- Yvbrand
Yv yew + brand sword
yew sword
- Ambrant
Am love + brant sword
love sword
- Lucbrant
Luc light + brant sword
light sword
- Rombrant
Rom of Rome + brant sword
of Rome sword
brand final · branda final
- Vigilbrand
Vigil watchful + brand sword
watchful sword
- Cornubrand
Cornu horn + brand sword
horn sword
- Vexbrand
Vex banner + brand sword
banner sword
- Castellabranda
Castella fortress + branda sword
fortress sword
- Valabranda
Vala strength + branda sword
strength sword
- Montanabranda
Montana mountain + branda sword
mountain sword
brand final · Gladi initial
- Purobrand
Puro pure + brand sword
pure sword
- Valebrand
Vale strong + brand sword
strong sword
- Sanctibrand
Sancti holy + brand sword
holy sword
- Gladilis
Gladi sword + lis bound
sword bound
- Gladigild
Gladi sword + gild company
sword company
- Gladiric
Gladi sword + ric rule
sword rule
brand final
- Zephbrand
Zeph west wind + brand sword
west wind sword
- Ithbrand
Ith moon + brand sword
moon sword
- Emrbrand
Emr iron + brand sword
iron sword
Sarth initial
- Sarthkesh
Sarth sword + kesh sinew
sword sinew
- Sarthkash
Sarth sword + kash furious
sword furious
- Sarthzak
Sarth sword + zak striking
sword striking
hjor final
- Haughjor
Haug mound + hjor sword
mound sword
- Nidhjor
Nid nether + hjor sword
nether sword
- Raskhjor
Rask swift + hjor sword
swift sword
brand final
- Albbrand
Alb elf + brand sword
elf sword
- Wartbrand
Wart guard + brand sword
guard sword
- Hadbrand
Had combat + brand sword
combat sword
Brand initial
- Brandfrith
Brand sword + frith peace
sword peace
- Branding
Brand sword + ing offspring
sword offspring
- Brandmod
Brand sword + mod courage
sword courage
brand final
- Brunbrand
Brun brown + brand sword
brown sword
- Ansbrand
Ans god + brand sword
god sword
- Bertbrand
Bert bright + brand sword
bright sword
Xipho initial
- Xiphopnoos
Xipho sword + pnoos breath
sword breath
- Xiphosthenos
Xipho sword + sthenos vigour
sword vigour
- Xiphodromos
Xipho sword + dromos course
sword course
brand final
- Henrik Brand
Henrik home ruler + brand sword
home ruler and sword
- Gunnar Brand
Gunnar warrior + brand sword
warrior and sword
- Ole Brand
Ole forebear's heir + brand sword
forebear's heir and sword
Cled initial
- Cledgarth
Cled sword + garth ridge
sword ridge
- Cleddu
Cled sword + ddu dark
sword dark
- Cleddref
Cled sword + dref steading
sword steading
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “sword”. 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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