rawn
/rɔːn/Chiefly Scottish
noun
In singular and plural The roe or ovaries of a female fish (or shellfish).
- Often contrasted with milt..
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in The Forme of Cury. Apparently from an early Scandinavian variant (compare Danish (now regional: chiefly Danish islands) raun, ravn roe) of one of the Scandinavian nouns cited at rown.