wort

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English wort, wurt, wyrte (“any herb or plant; herb or plant used as food or medicine; (specifically) cabbage or vegetable of the genus Brassica; (chiefly plural) dish of cooked vegetables”) [and other forms], from Old English wyrt (“a plant; vegetable; herb, spice”) [and other forms], from Proto-West Germanic *wurti (“a root; a spice”), from Proto-Germanic *wrōts (“a root”), from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (“a root”). Doublet of root and related to orchard. ==== Pronunciation ==== Usual pronunciation: (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /wɜːt/ (General American) IPA(key): /wɝt/ Homophone: wert Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t Alternative, spelling pronunciation: (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /wɔːt/ (General American) IPA(key): /woɹt/ Homophone: wart Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t ==== Noun ==== wort (plural worts) (archaic or historical) Now chiefly as the second element in the names of plants: a plant used for food or medicine. (food): Synonyms: herb, potherb, vegetable (medicine): Synonym: herb (specifically, historical) Chiefly in the plural: a plant of the genus Brassica used as a vegetable; a brassica; especially, a cabbage (Brassica oleracea). (by extension, botany) A non-vascular plant growing on land from the division Anthocerotophyta (the hornworts) or Marchantiophyta (liverworts); an anthocerotophyte or marchantiophyte. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English wort, worte (“infusion of grain (probably malted barley) for brewing ale or beer; unfermented or incompletely fermented beer; infusion of honey and water for making mead; unfermented decoction or infusion of other substances used for food or medicine”) [and other forms], from Old English wurt, wyrt, wyrte (“wort in brewing”), from a merger of Proto-West Germanic *wurtiju (“wort in brewing; seasoning, spice”) and *wurti (“root; spice”), both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wrōts (“a root”): see further at etymology 1. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /wɜːt/, /wɔːt/ (General American) IPA(key): /wɝt/, /woɹt/ Homophones: wert (one pronunciation), wart (one pronunciation) Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t, -ɔː(ɹ)t ==== Noun ==== wort (countable and uncountable, plural worts) (brewing, distilling) Also worts: a liquid extracted from mash (ground malt or some other grain soaked in hot water), which is then fermented to make beer, or fermented and distilled to make a malt liquor such as whisky. ===== Derived terms ===== mashwort ===== Translations ===== === References === === Further reading === list of wort plants on Wikipedia.Wikipedia wort (brewing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “wort”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === ROTW, Trow, rowt, trow == Alemannic German == === Noun === wort n (Formazza) alternative form of Wort (“word”) === References === Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch worte, from Old Dutch *wurta, from Proto-West Germanic *wurtiju. === Pronunciation === === Noun === wort n (uncountable, no diminutive) wort (unfermented beer) == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch wort. === Noun === wort n or f word diction, what someone says or writes prescription, order ==== Inflection ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== wōort ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: woord Limburgish: waord, Woërt === Further reading === “wort”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “wort (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English wyrt (“plant, herb”), from Proto-West Germanic *wurti, from Proto-Germanic *wrōts (oblique stem *wurt-), from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds. Doublet of rote (“root”). ==== Alternative forms ==== wert, woort, worte, wrt, wurte, wuyrte, wyrte ==== Pronunciation ==== (mainly Early ME) IPA(key): /ˈwirt/ IPA(key): /ˈwurt/ ==== Noun ==== wort (plural wortes or worten) A plant (not including trees, shrubs, etc.): A plant that is wild or not cultivated or harvested. A plant that is harvested or grown; often as a herb or vegetable. A plant employed for supposed curative or medical properties. A leaf as part of a salad or other vegetable dish. ===== Usage notes ===== This term is often used in compounds. ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== English: wort ===== References ===== “wǒrt, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 22 February 2019. === Etymology 2 === From Old English wyrt (“wort”), from Proto-West Germanic *wurtiju. ==== Alternative forms ==== woort, worte, wrt, wurt, wurte ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈwurt/ ==== Noun ==== wort (uncountable) Wort (as in brewing) or an analogous mixture (e.g. used for mead) ===== Descendants ===== English: wort Scots: wort, wirt ===== References ===== “wǒrt, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 22 February 2019. == Middle High German == === Etymology === Inherited from Old High German wort. The sense verb is a literal translation of Latin verbum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈwort/ === Noun === wort n word (grammar) verb 14th century, Heinrich von Mügeln. Normalised spellings: 1867, Karl Julis Schröer, Die Dichtungen Heinrichs von Mügeln (Mogelîn) nach den Handschriften besprochen, Wien, p. 476: ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Alemannic German: Alsatian: Wort Italian Walser: wort, wourd, wuart, wòrt, wört Swabian: Wort Bavarian: Wort, Wurt Cimbrian: bóart, bort (Luserna, Tredici Comuni) Mòcheno: bourt Udinese: boart, bort, bört Central Franconian: Woot, Wort (Moselle Franconian; some dialects of Ripuarian) Hunsrik: Wort German: Wort Luxembourgish: Wuert Vilamovian: wiüt, wuyt Yiddish: וואָרט (vort) == Middle Scots == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle English wort. ==== Noun ==== wort wort (the infusion of malt which is fermented to become beer) ===== Alternative forms ===== wirt === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Middle English wrot. ==== Noun ==== wort snout of a pig === Etymology 3 === Inherited from Middle English wroten. ==== Verb ==== wort (of a suine) to root up, dig (up) (also figuratively) to root ===== Conjugation ===== This entry needs an inflection-table template. === References === “wort”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC. == Old Dutch == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *word. === Noun === wort n word ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Dutch: wortDutch: woordLimburgish: waord, Woërt ==== Further reading ==== “wort”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012 == Old High German == === Alternative forms === uuort — Manuscript spelling === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *word, whence also Old Dutch wort, Old Saxon and Old English word, Old Norse orð, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳 (waurd). The sense verb is a literal translation of Latin verbum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwort/ === Noun === wort n word (grammar) verb ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle High German: wortAlemannic German:Alsatian: WortItalian Walser: wort, wourd, wuart, wòrt, wörtSwabian: WortBavarian: Wort, WurtCimbrian: bóart, bort (Luserna, Tredici Comuni)Mòcheno: bourtUdinese: boart, bort, börtCentral Franconian: Woot, Wort (Moselle Franconian; some dialects of Ripuarian)Hunsrik: WortGerman: WortLuxembourgish: WuertVilamovian: wiüt, wuytYiddish: וואָרט (vort)