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wort

1. wort \'w*rt, 'wo.(*)rt\ n [ME, fr. OE wyrt root, herb, plant - more at 
   ROOT] 1: PLANT; esp : an herbaceous plant - usu. used in combinat ion 
   archaic  2: POTHERB 
2. wort n [ME, fr. OE wyrt; akin to MHG wu:rze brewer's wort, OE wyrt]root, 
   herb : a dilute solution of sugars obtained by infusion from malt and 
   fermented  to form beer