“thorn”
12 fragments across 9 traditions carry this sense. They split 8 to 4 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 4 different families, from creatures 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, Unicorn, has 2.
Spin initial · espine final
- Spingue
Spin thorn + gue ford
thorn ford
- Spingel
Spin thorn + gel frost
thorn frost
- Spinjardin
Spin thorn + jardin garden
thorn garden
- Mansuetaespine
Mansueta tame + espine thorn
tame thorn
- Piaespine
Pia dutiful + espine thorn
dutiful thorn
- Vesperaespine
Vespera evening + espine thorn
evening thorn
Dorn initial · dorna final
- Dornaru
Dorn thorn + aru craftsman
thorn-craftsman
- Dornfels
Dorn thorn + fels cliff
thorn-cliff
- Dornmir
Dorn thorn + mir world
thorn-world
- Svetladorna
Svetla radiant + dorna thorn
radiant-thorn
- Zlatadorna
Zlata golden + dorna thorn
golden-thorn
- Ludmiladorna
Ludmila people's love + dorna thorn
people's love-thorn
Darn initial · Darna initial
- Darngath
Darn thorn + gath clearing
thorn clearing
- Darnvell
Darn thorn + vell hill fold
thorn hill fold
- Darngorn
Darn thorn + gorn bird's perch
thorn bird's perch
- Darnasenna
Darna thorn + senna sunbeam
thorn sunbeam
- Darnailla
Darna thorn + illa brook
thorn brook
- Darnasela
Darna thorn + sela silence
thorn silence
dealg final
- Corrdealg
Corr heron + dealg thorn
heron thorn
- Damhdealg
Damh stag + dealg thorn
stag thorn
- Leacdealg
Leac flagstone + dealg thorn
flagstone thorn
Espine initial
- Espinetot
Espine thorn + tot norse homestead
thorn norse homestead
- Espineval
Espine thorn + val valley
thorn valley
- Espinechastel
Espine thorn + chastel castle
thorn castle
Thez initial
- Thezza
Thez thorn + za bright
thorn bright
- Thezta
Thez thorn + ta unmoved
thorn unmoved
- Thezpa
Thez thorn + pa mailed
thorn mailed
Rhaz initial
- Rhazilzeth
Rhaz thorn + ilzeth lamp
thorn lamp
- Rhazryndel
Rhaz thorn + ryndel weave
thorn weave
- Rhazobrynn
Rhaz thorn + obrynn seat
thorn seat
Dorn initial
- Dornthok
Dorn thorn + thok thumper
thorn thumper
- Dornnubb
Dorn thorn + nubb thumb
thorn thumb
- Dornmun
Dorn thorn + mun warden
thorn warden
dorn final
- Mardorn
Mar tide + dorn thorn
tide thorn
- Faldorn
Fal falling + dorn thorn
falling thorn
- Ascdorn
Asc ash + dorn thorn
ash thorn
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “thorn”. 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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