Wort (disambiguation)

Wort is an old English word meaning "herb" or "plant". It stems from Old English wyrt (<PIE *werad-, 'branch, root'), meaning a plant or herb. It is used chiefly in combination: Dragonwort, St. John's Wort are two examples.

Wort (pronounced [wɜ(r)t]) is the liquid extracted from mashing malted barley in a brewing process. It is known firstly as sweet wort and then hopped wort after hops have been added at the boiling process. Wort contains sugars that will be fermented by yeast added once the solution has cooled down sufficiently to allow the yeast to survive.

Wort also refers to the video game series Halo, where in the game "Elites" yell this word. In several interviews it was revealed that this is merely the word "go" reversed. Its inherent significance is ambiguous, as it is used as a battle cry, cheer, and non sequitur almost interchangeably.

Wort is a sage in the Manga Record of Lodoss War.

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.