Lexicon:Modern/Vwyn
| Vwyn | |
|---|---|
| Stage | Modern CLT |
| Pronunciation | /ˈvwɪn/ |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Etymology | from Middle vīnē, from Proto vin |
| Related words | Moeka, Grael, Oevrei |
Vwyn — the hard-shelled nut of the temperate woods. Gathered in autumn and kept through winter.
Notes
Free food for anyone willing to walk and stoop for it, and one of the few things the forest gives without asking much. Roasted, ground into a coarse meal, or pressed in a bad year for a poor and bitter oil that nobody would use if Oevrei were affordable. Waystation households gather it as a matter of course. So do the wild ones.
The shell is mineral-hardened as native plant tissue generally is, which is why it wants a stone rather than a hand.