Lexicon:Modern/Nyona
| Nyona | |
|---|---|
| Stage | Modern CLT |
| Pronunciation | /ˈnɪ.o.na/ |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Etymology | from middle CRT nuōnā, from nuwik |
| Related words | Nywich, Skoerd, Ireich, Sweitroe |
Nyona — honey. What the Nywich makes and what a great deal else is made from.
Notes
The oldest sweet in the world and the only one in some of it. Stormharbor cannot grow Ireich and will not pay for it, so Nyona is what the north sweetens with, cooks with, and brews. Skoerd rests on it entirely and so, by extension, does most of Stormharbor’s drinking culture. Elsewhere it is a secondary sweetener kept for its flavor rather than its sugar, used in cooking, in medicine, and in brewing alongside Ireich and Sweitroe. Varieties differ sharply by what the hives forage: the forest, coastal and mountain Nyona of Stormharbor are distinct enough to be sold apart, Eldershore’s is pale and floral and produced the year round, and Clearhold’s mountain-flower Nyona is made in small quantity and priced as a specialty.