[wurt, wawrt] 
| the unfermented or fermenting infusion of malt that after fermentation becomes beer or mash. |
[wurt, wawrt] | a plant, herb, or vegetable (now usually used only in combination): figwort. |
[hwurt, wurt] | the whortleberry. |
| wort 1 (wûrt, wôrt) n. A plant. Often used in combination: liverwort; milkwort. [Middle English, from Old English wyrt; see wrād- in Indo-European roots.] |
| wort 2 (wûrt, wôrt) n. An infusion of malt that is fermented to make beer. [Middle English, from Old English wyrt; see wrād- in Indo-European roots.] |