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wort

1

[ wurt, wawrt ]

noun

  1. the unfermented or fermenting infusion of malt that after fermentation becomes beer or mash.


wort

2

[ wurt, wawrt ]

noun

  1. a plant, herb, or vegetable (now usually used only in combination):

    figwort.

wort

/ ɜː /

noun

  1. in combination any of various unrelated plants, esp ones formerly used to cure diseases

    liverwort

    spleenwort

  2. the sweet liquid obtained from the soaked mixture of warm water and ground malt, used to make a malt liquor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of wort1

before 1000; Middle English; Old English wyrt; cognate with German ü spice; akin to wort 2

Origin of wort2

before 900; Middle English; Old English wyrt root, plant; cognate with Old High German wurz, Old Norse urt herb, Gothic waurts root; akin to root 1, Old Norse ō, Latin ī, Greek í
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of wort1

Old English wyrt root, related to Old High German warz, Gothic waurts root
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We grew the new hybrids in a medium similar to beer wort for six months, to enhance their brewing performance.

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Large cone-shaped kettles are used to boil wort - liquid extracted from the initial brewing stage of mashing barley - generating steam.

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The brewer then boils the sweet wort and adds hops to provide bitterness, aroma and flavors.

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As a result, people taking St. John’s wort might be more vulnerable to macular degeneration or even cataracts.

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I also tested aloe vera, St. John’s wort, rose hips, comfrey, all of these things are very acid.

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