“watch”
10 fragments across 8 traditions carry this sense. 8 of them close a name against 2 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 5 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, Dwarf, has 2.
Var initial · vak final
- Varur
Var watch + ur ancient
watch ancient
- Varhild
Var watch + hild battle
watch battle
- Vargald
Var watch + gald chant
watch chant
- Vargvak
Varg outlaw + vak watch
outlaw watch
- Galdvak
Gald chant + vak watch
chant watch
- Vegvak
Veg road + vak watch
road watch
tir final · tira final
- Ilytir
Ily song + tir watch
song watch
- Elutir
Elu twilight + tir watch
twilight watch
- Mirtir
Mir crystal + tir watch
crystal watch
- Ciratira
Cira wind + tira watch
wind watch
- Ilatira
Ila song + tira watch
song watch
- Silitira
Sili shining + tira watch
shining watch
Ahvra initial
- Ahvralai
Ahvra watch + lai of the song
watch of the song
- Ahvranath
Ahvra watch + nath of the giving
watch of the giving
- Ahvradon
Ahvra watch + don of the Lord
watch of the Lord
garde final
- Fresnegarde
Fresne ash tree + garde watch
ash tree watch
- Valgarde
Val valley + garde watch
valley watch
- Noirgarde
Noir black + garde watch
black watch
hald final
- Tundralhald
Tundral tundra + hald watch
tundra watch
- Stormvaldhald
Stormvald storm + hald watch
storm watch
- Halbrunhald
Halbrun hail + hald watch
hail watch
garde final
- Belgarde
Bel fair + garde watch
fair watch
- Vaugarde
Vau vale + garde watch
vale watch
- Marcgarde
Marc border + garde watch
border watch
vart final
- Sanctivart
Sancti holy + vart watch
holy watch
- Valevart
Vale strong + vart watch
strong watch
- Vindivart
Vindi avenging + vart watch
avenging watch
wacht final
- Eiswacht
Eis ice + wacht watch
ice-watch
- Tiefwacht
Tief deep + wacht watch
deep-watch
- Gorodwacht
Gorod town + wacht watch
town-watch
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “watch”. 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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