pomeroi :
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> What is a wyter?
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> But where does it really come from? Is it Greg's pure invention or does it have a background in real world? It faintly make me think it is a celtic/germanic/viking thing, but then again more like red Indian?!
Wyter is an adjective in Old English, meaning "intelligent".
But I don't know if Greg actually used that as a source.
Julian Lord