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“wild”

12 fragments across 11 traditions carry this sense. 10 of them open a name against 2 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

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, Minotaur, has 2.

Minotaur


Creatures

Agrio initial · Agria initial

  • Agriomochthos

    Agrio wild + mochthos toil

    wild toil

  • Agrioponos

    Agrio wild + ponos labour

    wild labour

  • Agriolaos

    Agrio wild + laos war-host

    wild war-host

  • Agriasthena

    Agria wild + sthena vigour

    wild vigour

  • Agriachaite

    Agria wild + chaite mane

    wild mane

  • Agriadoxa

    Agria wild + doxa repute

    wild repute

Centaur


Creatures

Agrio initial

  • Agriokranos

    Agrio wild + kranos helmet

    wild helmet

  • Agriopyrsos

    Agrio wild + pyrsos torch

    wild torch

  • Agrioaskos

    Agrio wild + askos wineskin

    wild wineskin

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Yrsa initial

  • Yrsagild

    Yrsa wild + gild gilding

    wild gilding

  • Yrsathrud

    Yrsa wild + thrud might

    wild might

  • Yrsasvala

    Yrsa wild + svala swallow

    wild swallow

Kingdom


Objects

Rav initial

  • Ravvale

    Rav wild + vale valley

    wild valley

  • Ravgrove

    Rav wild + grove stand of trees

    wild stand of trees

  • Ravcrown

    Rav wild + crown crown lands

    wild crown lands

Pirate


People

the wild final

  • Malcolm the Wild

    Malcolm servant of columba + the wild wild

    servant of columba, called the wild

  • Finn the Wild

    Finn fair + the wild wild

    fair, called the wild

  • Roland the Wild

    Roland famous land + the wild wild

    famous land, called the wild

Ship


Objects

Brave initial

  • Brave Gull

    Brave wild + gull shore scavenger

    wild shore scavenger

  • Brave Destiny

    Brave wild + destiny appointed end

    wild appointed end

  • Brave Voyager

    Brave wild + voyager road traveller

    wild road traveller

Tavern


Objects

The Wild initial

  • The Wild Ram

    The Wild wild + ram male sheep

    wild male sheep

  • The Wild Sceptre

    The Wild wild + sceptre ruler's staff

    wild ruler's staff

  • The Wild Griffin

    The Wild wild + griffin eagle-headed lion

    wild eagle-headed lion

Unicorn


Creatures

Fera initial

  • Feralumiere

    Fera wild + lumiere lamplight

    wild lamplight

  • Feramatinee

    Fera wild + matinee morning

    wild morning

  • Ferafueille

    Fera wild + fueille leaf

    wild leaf

Viking


Real world

Vil initial

  • Vilkinn

    Vil wild + kinn cheek

    wild cheek

  • Vilfot

    Vil wild + fot foot

    wild foot

  • Vilsko

    Vil wild + sko shoe

    wild shoe

Welsh


Real world

wyllt final

  • Maelwyllt

    Mael prince + wyllt wild

    prince wild

  • Twrwyllt

    Twr tower + wyllt wild

    tower wild

  • Rhydwyllt

    Rhyd ford + wyllt wild

    ford wild

Werewolf


Creatures

Wilda initial

  • Wildamane

    Wilda wild + mane neck hair

    wild neck hair

  • Wildasong

    Wilda wild + song sung tune

    wild sung tune

  • Wildadusk

    Wilda wild + dusk dark hour

    wild dark hour

Senses that travel together

See also

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