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“veil”

19 fragments across 15 traditions carry this sense. They split 8 to 11 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, Bard, has 2.

Bard


Tabletop

Vela initial · Velo initial

  • Velalosa

    Vela veil + losa praise

    veil praise

  • Velalene

    Vela veil + lene tender

    veil tender

  • Velacielle

    Vela veil + cielle sky

    veil sky

  • Velotorre

    Velo veil + torre tower

    veil tower

  • Velopiano

    Velo veil + piano soft

    veil soft

  • Veloombra

    Velo veil + ombra shade

    veil shade

God


Creatures

Syl initial · ela final

  • Sylnara

    Syl veil + nara fire

    veil of the fire

  • Sylenna

    Syl veil + enna gate

    veil of the gate

  • Sylthala

    Syl veil + thala deep

    veil of the deep

  • Ilela

    Il light + ela veil

    light of the veil

  • Falela

    Fal fall + ela veil

    fall of the veil

  • Heshela

    Hesh silence + ela veil

    silence of the veil

Mermaid


Creatures

velar final · selle final

  • Merionvelar

    Merion deep + velar veil

    deep veil

  • Amelvelar

    Amel still water + velar veil

    still water veil

  • Cerulvelar

    Cerul azure + velar veil

    azure veil

  • Orielselle

    Oriel sunrise + selle veil

    sunrise veil

  • Rialisselle

    Rialis shimmer + selle veil

    shimmer veil

  • Cerithselle

    Cerith seashell + selle veil

    seashell veil

Unicorn


Creatures

guimple final · velamen final

  • Vesperaguimple

    Vespera evening + guimple veil

    evening veil

  • Fugaguimple

    Fuga flight + guimple veil

    flight veil

  • Silvaguimple

    Silva wood + guimple veil

    wood veil

  • Vespertivelamen

    Vesperti evening + velamen veil

    evening veil

  • Aurivelamen

    Auri gold + velamen veil

    gold veil

  • Hibernivelamen

    Hiberni winter + velamen veil

    winter veil

Banshee


Creatures

caille final

  • Gaoithecaille

    Gaoithe wind + caille veil

    wind veil

  • Corracaille

    Corra heron + caille veil

    heron veil

  • Gilecaille

    Gile whiteness + caille veil

    whiteness veil

Demon


Creatures

Bhez initial

  • Bhezuza

    Bhez veil + uza craving

    veil of the craving

  • Bhezothra

    Bhez veil + othra crypt

    veil of the crypt

  • Bhezorva

    Bhez veil + orva tomb

    veil of the tomb

D&D


Tabletop

vela final

  • Maevela

    Mae field + vela veil

    field veil

  • Astrvela

    Astr divine + vela veil

    divine veil

  • Anavela

    Ana breath + vela veil

    breath veil

Dragon


Creatures

Delya initial

  • Delyarion

    Delya veil + rion diadem

    veil diadem

  • Delyanar

    Delya veil + nar fire

    veil fire

  • Delyahelion

    Delya veil + helion sun

    veil sun

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Ves initial

  • Vesha

    Ves veil + ha veiled

    veil veiled

  • Vesla

    Ves veil + la lean

    veil lean

  • Vesrokha

    Ves veil + rokha immovable

    veil immovable

Drow


Fantasy races

Velz initial

  • Velzorzza

    Velz veil + orzza chastened

    veil chastened

  • Velzyzzetha

    Velz veil + yzzetha waiting

    veil waiting

  • Velzulzetha

    Velz veil + ulzetha tunnelled

    veil tunnelled

Elf


Fantasy races

leth final

  • Ylleleth

    Ylle pale + leth veil

    pale veil

  • Thialeth

    Thia grove + leth veil

    grove veil

  • Laeleth

    Lae water + leth veil

    water veil

Necromancer


Tabletop

vela final

  • Nubilavela

    Nubila clouded + vela veil

    clouded veil

  • Memorivela

    Memori memory + vela veil

    memory veil

  • Silenavela

    Silena silence + vela veil

    silence veil

Paladin


Tabletop

vella final

  • Constavella

    Consta constant + vella veil

    constant veil

  • Callavella

    Calla lovely + vella veil

    lovely veil

  • Puravella

    Pura pure + vella veil

    pure veil

Witch


People

veth final

  • Quilveth

    Quil quill + veth veil

    quill veil

  • Sorveth

    Sor sorrel + veth veil

    sorrel veil

  • Myrveth

    Myr mire + veth veil

    mire veil

Wizard


People

Dela initial

  • Delanith

    Dela veil + nith dew

    veil dew

  • Delalene

    Dela veil + lene lantern

    veil lantern

  • Delasette

    Dela veil + sette little

    veil little

Senses that travel together

See also

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