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*'''[[Wort (brewing)|Wort]]''' ([[IPA chart for English|pronounced]] {{IPA|[wɜ(r)t]}}) (to rhyme with dirt or word, not wart or ward) is the liquid created by the process of [[mash|mashing]] of [[malted]] [[barley]] to use in [[brewing]] [[beer]]. |
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*'''[[Wort plants|Wort]]''' is an old [[English language|English]] word meaning "[[herb]]" or "[[plant]]". It stems from [[Old English language|Old English]] ''wyrt'' (<[[Proto-Indo-European language|PIE]] ''*werad-'', 'branch, root'), meaning a plant or herb. It is used chiefly in combination: [[Dragonwort]], [[St. John's Wort]] are two examples. See [[Wort plants]] for a full list. |
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*'''[[WORT]]''' is a listener-sponsored [[community radio]] station located in [[Madison, WI]]. On the air since 1975, [[WORT]] broadcasts a 2000-watt signal at 89.9 FM. Among other things, [[WORT]] is unusual in that all of its programmers (DJs, hosts, reporters, producers, engineers, etc) are volunteers from the [[community]]. |
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*'''Wort''' also refers to the video game series ''[[Halo (video game series)|Halo]]'', where in the game "[[Covenant Elite|Elites]]" yell this word. In several interviews it was revealed that this is merely the word "[[go (verb)|go]]" reversed. Its inherent significance is ambiguous, as it is used as a battle cry, cheer, and [[Non sequitur (absurdism)|non sequitur]] almost interchangeably. |
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*'''Wort''' is a sage in the Manga [[Record of Lodoss War]]. |
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'''[[Wort]]''' is the liquid created by the mashing of malted barley to use in brewing beer. |
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'''Wort''' or '''Worts''' may also refer to: |
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* [[Wort (plant)]], plants containing the middle English word ''wort'' in their names |
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[[de:Würze]] |
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* [[Wört]], a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
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==People== |
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* [[James Worts]] (1792-1834) British distiller |
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* [[James Gooderham Worts]] (1818-1882) Canadian distiller |
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==Businesses== |
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* [[WORT]], a listener-sponsored community radio station in Madison, Wisconsin |
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* [[Wort Hotel]], Jackson, Wyoming, USA |
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* [[Luxemburger Wort]], a daily newspaper in Luxembourg |
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==See also== |
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* [[St John's wort (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Worting (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Woert (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Wart (disambiguation)]] |
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* {{look from|Wort}} |
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Latest revision as of 01:35, 26 July 2019
Look up wort in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Wort is the liquid created by the mashing of malted barley to use in brewing beer.
Wort or Worts may also refer to:
- Wort (plant), plants containing the middle English word wort in their names
- Wört, a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
People
[edit]- James Worts (1792-1834) British distiller
- James Gooderham Worts (1818-1882) Canadian distiller
Businesses
[edit]- WORT, a listener-sponsored community radio station in Madison, Wisconsin
- Wort Hotel, Jackson, Wyoming, USA
- Luxemburger Wort, a daily newspaper in Luxembourg