Lexicon:Modern/Alkra
| Alkra | |
|---|---|
| Stage | Modern CLT |
| Pronunciation | /ˈal.kɾa/ |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Etymology | from Middle alkrā, from alko |
| Related words | alkoe, Bevra, Vinaith, Baerl |
Alkra — any drink containing spirit, taken as a class. Ale, wine, mead, cider and cane spirit alike.
Notes
The general word, beneath which sit every city’s particular brews. Distinguished from alkoe, which is distilled spirit specifically and is a much stronger thing socially as well as in the cup. Alkra is ordinary. It is drunk at every table in every city-state, watered for children in some places, and forms part of a laborer’s wage in others. What varies between the city-states is not whether it is drunk but how, when, and with what expectation of restraint.