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“tower”

25 fragments across 15 traditions carry this sense. They split 12 to 13 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 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, Dragonborn, has 3.

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Tul initial · Thurn initial · tor final

  • Tulthok

    Tul tower + thok stubborn

    tower stubborn

  • Tulpakh

    Tul tower + pakh armoured

    tower armoured

  • Tulgesh

    Tul tower + gesh wary

    tower wary

  • Thurnruk

    Thurn tower + ruk rough

    tower rough

  • Thurnneth

    Thurn tower + neth quiet

    tower quiet

  • Thurnkash

    Thurn tower + kash furious

    tower furious

  • Rorthtor

    Rorth roar + tor tower

    roar tower

  • Nothtor

    Noth night + tor tower

    night tower

  • Morthtor

    Morth dread + tor tower

    dread tower

Elf


Fantasy races

dorn final · Min initial · tar final

  • Lirdorn

    Lir voice + dorn tower

    voice tower

  • Baeldorn

    Bael brave + dorn tower

    brave tower

  • Eludorn

    Elu twilight + dorn tower

    twilight tower

  • Minyth

    Min tower + yth depth

    tower depth

  • Minnaith

    Min tower + naith cliff

    tower cliff

  • Minlad

    Min tower + lad youth

    tower youth

  • Dortar

    Dor land + tar tower

    land tower

  • Yltar

    Yl pale + tar tower

    pale tower

  • Glintar

    Glin gleam + tar tower

    gleam tower

Vampire


Creatures

Turn initial · turm final · Magda initial

  • Turnrich

    Turn tower + rich ruler

    tower-ruler

  • Turnkeller

    Turn tower + keller cellar

    tower-cellar

  • Turnzahn

    Turn tower + zahn tooth

    tower-tooth

  • Dragturm

    Drag precious + turm tower

    precious-tower

  • Turnturm

    Turn tower + turm tower

    tower-tower

  • Dobroturm

    Dobro good + turm tower

    good-tower

  • Magdalada

    Magda tower + lada harmony

    tower-harmony

  • Magdalinde

    Magda tower + linde linden

    tower-linden

  • Magdathala

    Magda tower + thala dale

    tower-dale

Barbarian


Tabletop

torr final · torra final

  • Varktorr

    Vark drove off + torr tower

    drove off the tower

  • Daggtorr

    Dagg cut down + torr tower

    cut down the tower

  • Rekktorr

    Rekk reached + torr tower

    reached the tower

  • Jarnatorra

    Jarna bound + torra tower

    bound the tower

  • Krukatorra

    Kruka bent + torra tower

    bent the tower

  • Brukatorra

    Bruka burned + torra tower

    burned the tower

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Torg initial · torn final

  • Torgak

    Torg tower + ak edge

    tower edge

  • Torgmund

    Torg tower + mund protector

    tower protector

  • Torgbran

    Torg tower + bran raven

    tower raven

  • Bjarntorn

    Bjarn bear + torn tower

    bear tower

  • Moldtorn

    Mold soil + torn tower

    soil tower

  • Frosttorn

    Frost ice-bitten + torn tower

    ice-bitten tower

God


Creatures

tor final · tora final

  • Asctor

    Asc ember + tor tower

    ember of the tower

  • Spirtor

    Spir breath + tor tower

    breath of the tower

  • Aktor

    Ak edge + tor tower

    edge of the tower

  • Thaltora

    Thal deep + tora tower

    deep of the tower

  • Aethertora

    Aether upper air + tora tower

    upper air of the tower

  • Echtora

    Ech echo + tora tower

    echo of the tower

Wizard


People

Tor initial · Tora initial

  • Torarn

    Tor tower + arn secret

    tower secret

  • Tordric

    Tor tower + dric rule

    tower rule

  • Torphos

    Tor tower + phos light

    tower light

  • Torazelle

    Tora tower + zelle chime

    tower chime

  • Toralyth

    Tora tower + lyth verse

    tower verse

  • Toranara

    Tora tower + nara flame

    tower flame

Bard


Tabletop

torre final

  • Tonotorre

    Tono tone + torre tower

    tone tower

  • Linotorre

    Lino thread + torre tower

    thread tower

  • Vivotorre

    Vivo lively + torre tower

    lively tower

Castle


Objects

tour final

  • Chesnetour

    Chesne oak + tour tower

    oak tower

  • Maltour

    Mal ill + tour tower

    ill tower

  • Hauttour

    Haut high + tour tower

    high tower

Dragon


Creatures

Torvyn initial

  • Torvynaeth

    Torvyn tower + aeth breath

    tower breath

  • Torvynrion

    Torvyn tower + rion diadem

    tower diadem

  • Torvynnyros

    Torvyn tower + nyros dusk

    tower dusk

French


Real world

Tour initial

  • Tourmaire

    Tour tower + maire mayor

    tower mayor

  • Tourforge

    Tour tower + forge smith's workshop

    tower smith's workshop

  • Tourmaison

    Tour tower + maison house

    tower house

Kingdom


Objects

spire final

  • Wyrspire

    Wyr fate + spire tower

    fate tower

  • Ironspire

    Iron hard metal + spire tower

    hard metal tower

  • Helspire

    Hel hidden + spire tower

    hidden tower

Knight


People

Tour initial

  • Tourancourt

    Tour tower + ancourt farmstead

    tower farmstead

  • Tourlande

    Tour tower + lande heath

    tower heath

  • Toursart

    Tour tower + sart clearing

    tower clearing

Minotaur


Creatures

pyrgos final

  • Agriopyrgos

    Agrio wild + pyrgos tower

    wild tower

  • Melanopyrgos

    Melano black + pyrgos tower

    black tower

  • Chthonopyrgos

    Chthono underground + pyrgos tower

    underground tower

Welsh


Real world

Twr initial

  • Twrgrug

    Twr tower + grug heather

    tower heather

  • Twrfyr

    Twr tower + fyr short

    tower short

  • Twrael

    Twr tower + ael eyebrow

    tower eyebrow

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “tower”. 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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