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Definitions for Wort

[1] the unfermented or fermenting infusion of malt that after fermentation becomes beer or mash.
[2] a plant, herb, or vegetable (now usually used only in combination): figwort.
[3] whort.
[4] (in combination) any of various unrelated plants, esp ones formerly used to cure diseases liverwort ; spleenwort
[5] the sweet liquid obtained from the soaked mixture of warm water and ground malt, used to make a malt liquor

Words nearby Wort

worssett, worst, worst case, worst-case, worsted, wort, worth, worth one's salt, worth one's weight in gold, worth one's while, worthful

Origin of Wort

2before 900; Middle English; Old English wyrt root, plant; cognate with Old High German wurz, Old Norse urt herb, Gothic waurts root; akin to root1, Old Norse rōt, Latin rādīx, Greek rhíza

Word origin for Wort

Old English wyrt root, related to Old High German warz, Gothic waurts root