vørter

See also: vorter

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• vyrter (unofficial)
• vyrt, vørt, vurt, vytter (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse virtr, from Proto-Germanic *wirtiz.

Noun

vørter m or n (definite singular vørteren or vørteret, indefinite plural vørterar or vørter, definite plural vørterane or vørtera)

1. (brewing, chiefly uncountable, in the neuter) beerwort
2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (in the masculine) a serving, portion of root beer

Derived terms

• vørterkake
• vørtersmak
• vørterøl

References

• “vørter” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.