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“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

Reverse entry

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.

Unicorn


Creatures

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

Vampire


Creatures

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

Wood Elf


Fantasy races

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

Banshee


Creatures

dealg final

  • Corrdealg

    Corr heron + dealg thorn

    heron thorn

  • Damhdealg

    Damh stag + dealg thorn

    stag thorn

  • Leacdealg

    Leac flagstone + dealg thorn

    flagstone thorn

Castle


Objects

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

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Thez initial

  • Thezza

    Thez thorn + za bright

    thorn bright

  • Thezta

    Thez thorn + ta unmoved

    thorn unmoved

  • Thezpa

    Thez thorn + pa mailed

    thorn mailed

Drow


Fantasy races

Rhaz initial

  • Rhazilzeth

    Rhaz thorn + ilzeth lamp

    thorn lamp

  • Rhazryndel

    Rhaz thorn + ryndel weave

    thorn weave

  • Rhazobrynn

    Rhaz thorn + obrynn seat

    thorn seat

Troll


Creatures

Dorn initial

  • Dornthok

    Dorn thorn + thok thumper

    thorn thumper

  • Dornnubb

    Dorn thorn + nubb thumb

    thorn thumb

  • Dornmun

    Dorn thorn + mun warden

    thorn warden

Wizard


People

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

See also

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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