“turning”
15 fragments across 9 traditions carry this sense. They split 8 to 7 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Across the traditions
¶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, God, has 3.
Gyr initial · Wend initial · syrn final
- Gyrmoth
Gyr turning + moth dusk
turning of the dusk
- Gyrzar
Gyr turning + zar crown
turning of the crown
- Gyraros
Gyr turning + aros daybreak
turning of the daybreak
- Wendith
Wend turning + ith root
turning of the root
- Wendzoth
Wend turning + zoth void
turning of the void
- Wendoth
Wend turning + oth oath
turning of the oath
- Aeonsyrn
Aeon endless age + syrn turning
endless age of the turning
- Fensyrn
Fen marsh + syrn turning
marsh of the turning
- Taelsyrn
Tael telling + syrn turning
telling of the turning
Adres initial · Averil initial · Volven initial
- Adresovar
Adres turning + ovar vow
turning vow
- Adresuvar
Adres turning + uvar hunger
turning hunger
- Adresedon
Adres turning + edon forgotten
turning forgotten
- Averilara
Averil turning + ara hour
turning hour
- Averiloleth
Averil turning + oleth undoing
turning undoing
- Averilurne
Averil turning + urne hidden
turning hidden
- Volveniad
Volven turning + iad song
turning song
- Volvenetha
Volven turning + etha custom
turning custom
- Volvenidas
Volven turning + idas given
turning given
Tropo initial · strophe final
- Tropozodion
Tropo turning + zodion little figure
turning little figure
- Tropozoster
Tropo turning + zoster belt
turning belt
- Tropopachne
Tropo turning + pachne hoarfrost
turning hoarfrost
- Siriostrophe
Sirio scorching + strophe turning
scorching turning
- Therinostrophe
Therino of summer + strophe turning
of summer turning
- Etesiostrophe
Etesio yearly + strophe turning
yearly turning
tropos final · trope final
- Kyklotropos
Kyklo circle + tropos turning
circle turning
- Hemerotropos
Hemero day + tropos turning
day turning
- Krokotropos
Kroko saffron + tropos turning
saffron turning
- Rhodiatrope
Rhodia rose + trope turning
rose turning
- Elektritrope
Elektri amber + trope turning
amber turning
- Thermiatrope
Thermia heat + trope turning
heat turning
turn final
- Boleturn
Bole tree trunk + turn turning
tree trunk turning
- Nettleturn
Nettle stinging weed + turn turning
stinging weed turning
- Bogturn
Bog soft ground + turn turning
soft ground turning
tropos final
- Alexitropos
Alexi defending + tropos turning
defending turning
- Theotropos
Theo god + tropos turning
god turning
- Aristotropos
Aristo best + tropos turning
best turning
Ciri initial
- Cirison
Ciri turning + son son of
turning son of
- Cirired
Ciri turning + red counsel given
turning counsel given
- Ciriford
Ciri turning + ford river crossing
turning river crossing
Lath initial
- Latham
Lath turning + am frame
turning frame
- Lathat
Lath turning + at fitting
turning fitting
- Lathance
Lath turning + ance revision
turning revision
vex final
- Volvex
Vol scroll + vex turning
scroll turning
- Iskvex
Isk ice + vex turning
ice turning
- Grisvex
Gris grey + vex turning
grey turning
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “turning”. 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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