“ward”
10 fragments across 7 traditions carry this sense. 9 of them close a name against 1 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.
Across the traditions
¶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, Wizard, has 3.
ban final · vane final · var final
- Volban
Vol scroll + ban ward
scroll ward
- Selban
Sel moon + ban ward
moon ward
- Elban
El star + ban ward
star ward
- Kalavane
Kala cold + vane ward
cold ward
- Bellavane
Bella bell + vane ward
bell ward
- Nemavane
Nema law + vane ward
law ward
- Ashvar
Ash burnt dust + var ward
burnt dust ward
- Pallvar
Pall pallor + var ward
pallor ward
- Delvvar
Delv delving + var ward
delving ward
var final · vara final
- Korvar
Kor furnace + var ward
furnace of the ward
- Barvar
Bar weight + var ward
weight of the ward
- Primvar
Prim first + var ward
first of the ward
- Dorvara
Dor gate + vara ward
gate of the ward
- Dhurvara
Dhur endurance + vara ward
endurance of the ward
- Korvara
Kor furnace + vara ward
furnace of the ward
vareth final
- Ferroxvareth
Ferrox iron + vareth ward
iron ward
- Verdraxvareth
Verdrax verdant + vareth ward
verdant ward
- Ghoraxvareth
Ghorax gore + vareth ward
gore ward
Dral initial
- Dralsa
Dral ward + sa scaled
ward scaled
- Dralmora
Dral ward + mora grim
ward grim
- Dralha
Dral ward + ha veiled
ward veiled
imar final
- Talarimar
Talar current + imar ward
current ward
- Tirelimar
Tirel tide pool + imar ward
tide pool ward
- Selarimar
Selar moonlight + imar ward
moonlight ward
gard final
- Cordagard
Corda heart + gard ward
heart ward
- Rectigard
Recti straight + gard ward
straight ward
- Purigard
Puri purity + gard ward
purity ward
vara final
- Vetchvara
Vetch climbing pea + vara ward
climbing pea ward
- Quilvara
Quil quill + vara ward
quill ward
- Hemvara
Hem hemlock + vara ward
hemlock ward
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “ward”. 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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