Lexicon:Modern/Nyrra

Nyrra
Stage	Modern CLT
Pronunciation	/ˈnɪɾ.ɾa/
Part of speech	Noun
Etymology	from Middle nīrā, from Proto nira
Related words	Aeval, Angwyr, Bryla

Nyrra — stone fruit; the soft summer fruits with a single stone at the heart.

Notes

Several varieties, from the small dark sour kinds of the northern hedgerows to the large sweet ones of the Forgegate river valley. Season is short and the fruit will not travel, so a Nyrra eaten fresh is a local pleasure and a mark of the time of year. Preserved in spirit or in honey it keeps, and is a common gift.