different between werst vs wurst

English

Noun

werst (plural wersts)

1. Obsolete spelling of verst

Adjective

werst

1. Obsolete spelling of worst

Anagrams

• Trews, strew, trews, wrest

Dutch

Etymology

From Russian ??????? (verstá).

Pronunciation

Noun

werst f (plural wersten, diminutive werstje n)

1. verst (obsolete Russian unit of length)

English

Alternative forms

• würst

Etymology

[1890] Borrowed from German Wurst (“sausage, wurst”), from Middle High German wurst, from Old High German wurst, from Proto-Germanic *wurstiz (“something turned or twisted”), from Proto-Indo-European *wert-, *werd- (“to turn”). Akin to Old Saxon worst (“wurst”), Old English weorþan (“to turn, become”). Doublet of wors. Unrelated to worsted (“type of yarn”). More at worth (“to be, become, betide”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /w?st/, /v?st/, /v??st/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /w??st/, /v??st/, /v??st/
• Homophone: worst (one pronunciation)
• Rhymes: -??(?)st

Noun

wurst (plural wursts)

1. A German- or Austrian-style sausage.
   • 2011, Dardis McNamee, Frommer's Austria

     In summer, you're welcomed into a flower-decked garden set against a backdrop of ancient vineyards. You can fill up your platter with some of the best wursts and roast meats (especially the delectable pork), along with freshly made salads.

Translations

Derived terms

• blood wurst
• liverwurst

German

Alternative forms

• wurscht, Wurst

Pronunciation

Adverb

wurst

1. (colloquial) anyway, anyhow

Synonyms

• egal
• schnuppe

Further reading

• “wurst” in Duden online