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“war”

30 fragments across 14 traditions carry this sense. They split 12 to 18 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from real world outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. German carries the most, with 5 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.

German


Real world

Gund initial · Wig initial · gunda final · gunde final · gundis final

  • Gundbrun

    Gund war + brun brown

    war brown

  • Gundnand

    Gund war + nand daring

    war daring

  • Gundfried

    Gund war + fried peace

    war peace

  • Wigbrun

    Wig war + brun brown

    war brown

  • Wigher

    Wig war + her army

    war army

  • Wiggang

    Wig war + gang path

    war path

  • Ansgunda

    Ans god + gunda war

    god war

  • Volkgunda

    Volk folk + gunda war

    folk war

  • Reingunda

    Rein advice + gunda war

    advice war

  • Richgunde

    Rich ruler + gunde war

    ruler war

  • Meingunde

    Mein strength + gunde war

    strength war

  • Swangunde

    Swan white waterbird + gunde war

    white waterbird war

French


Real world

Gont initial · gonde final · gunde final

  • Gontouin

    Gont war + ouin friend

    war friend

  • Gontolphe

    Gont war + olphe wolf

    war wolf

  • Gontaume

    Gont war + aume helmet

    war helmet

  • Prudgonde

    Prud prudent + gonde war

    prudent war

  • Congonde

    Con daring + gonde war

    daring war

  • Justgonde

    Just righteous + gonde war

    righteous war

  • Edgunde

    Ed wealth + gunde war

    wealth war

  • Blanchgunde

    Blanch white + gunde war

    white war

  • Richgunde

    Rich ruler + gunde war

    ruler war

Griffin


Creatures

Bel initial · Bella initial · gund final

  • Belleud

    Bel war + leud people

    war people

  • Belfred

    Bel war + fred peace

    war peace

  • Belhug

    Bel war + hug mind

    war mind

  • Bellagilda

    Bella war + gilda tribute

    war tribute

  • Bellaburg

    Bella war + burg fortress

    war fortress

  • Bellabota

    Bella war + bota messenger

    war messenger

  • Ventiagund

    Ventia wind + gund war

    wind war

  • Truciagund

    Trucia fierce + gund war

    fierce war

  • Caelagund

    Caela sky + gund war

    sky war

Knight


People

Gun initial · gunda final · gund final

  • Gunhild

    Gun war + hild battle

    war battle

  • Gunher

    Gun war + her army

    war army

  • Gunwin

    Gun war + win friend

    war friend

  • Mahgunda

    Mah might + gunda war

    might war

  • Avagunda

    Ava desired + gunda war

    desired war

  • Fredgunda

    Fred peace + gunda war

    peace war

  • Roygund

    Roy king + gund war

    king war

  • Wiggund

    Wig battle + gund war

    battle war

  • Clairgund

    Clair bright + gund war

    bright war

Orc


Fantasy races

orz final · ruz final · Kaz initial

  • Urgorz

    Urg great + orz war

    great war

  • Grubborz

    Grubb grub + orz war

    grub war

  • Snagorz

    Snag snare + orz war

    snare war

  • Ugraruz

    Ugra ugly + ruz war

    ugly war

  • Zogaruz

    Zoga boss + ruz war

    boss war

  • Grisharuz

    Grisha blood + ruz war

    blood war

  • Kazluk

    Kaz war + luk eye

    war eye

  • Kazuz

    Kaz war + uz spawn

    war spawn

  • Kazkul

    Kaz war + kul skull

    war skull

Cat


People

wig final · gund final

  • Ironwig

    Iron hard metal + wig war

    hard metal war

  • Sootwig

    Soot settled smoke + wig war

    settled smoke war

  • Cinderwig

    Cinder burnt slag + wig war

    burnt slag war

  • Powdergund

    Powder fine dust + gund war

    fine dust war

  • Ivorygund

    Ivory elephant tooth + gund war

    elephant tooth war

  • Violetgund

    Violet purple woodland flower + gund war

    purple woodland flower war

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Gunn initial · gunda final

  • Gunnrinn

    Gunn war + rinn ring

    war ring

  • Gunndris

    Gunn war + dris lady

    war lady

  • Gunnhild

    Gunn war + hild battle

    war battle

  • Salagunda

    Sala salt + gunda war

    salt war

  • Ragngunda

    Ragn counsel + gunda war

    counsel war

  • Valdagunda

    Valda ruler + gunda war

    ruler war

Human


People

Wig initial · gith final

  • Wigrun

    Wig war + run secret

    war secret

  • Wigbald

    Wig war + bald bold

    war bold

  • Wigbearn

    Wig war + bearn child

    war child

  • Eadgith

    Ead wealth + gith war

    wealth war

  • Selegith

    Sele hall + gith war

    hall war

  • Wardgith

    Ward guard + gith war

    guard war

Vampire


Creatures

Krieg initial · gunda final

  • Kriegstadt

    Krieg war + stadt town

    war-town

  • Krieghelm

    Krieg war + helm helmet

    war-helmet

  • Krieggrimm

    Krieg war + grimm wrath

    war-wrath

  • Vladagunda

    Vlada rule + gunda war

    rule-war

  • Vesnagunda

    Vesna spring + gunda war

    spring-war

  • Milenagunda

    Milena gracious + gunda war

    gracious-war

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Krav initial

  • Kravethun

    Krav war + ethun kept word

    war kept word

  • Kravavash

    Krav war + avash burning banner

    war burning banner

  • Kravimakh

    Krav war + imakh storm wing

    war storm wing

Irish


Real world

chad final

  • Roschad

    Ros wood + chad war

    wood war

  • Flannchad

    Flann red + chad war

    red war

  • Begchad

    Beg small + chad war

    small war

Nordic


Real world

viggo final

  • Espen Viggo

    Espen divine bear + viggo war

    divine bear and war

  • Harald Viggo

    Harald army ruler + viggo war

    army ruler and war

  • Egil Viggo

    Egil terror + viggo war

    terror and war

Paladin


Tabletop

Marti initial

  • Martilind

    Marti war + lind shield

    war shield

  • Martibod

    Marti war + bod messenger

    war messenger

  • Martiard

    Marti war + ard hardy

    war hardy

Scottish


Real world

chad final

  • Muirchad

    Muir sea + chad war

    sea war

  • Benchad

    Ben mountain + chad war

    mountain war

  • Somerchad

    Somer summer + chad war

    summer war

Senses that travel together

See also

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