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roste.

a brewing vessel used for straining wort from mash.

5 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈrɔs.tə/
  1. a brewing vessel used for straining wort from mash.

    historical · masculine
  2. a layer of straw in such a vessel through which the wort was strained.

    historical · masculine
  3. mash; mashed malt from which wort is drawn.

    historical · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Norse hrosti (“brewing mash; brewing vessel”). Compare Danish roste (“mash; brewing mash”) and Norwegian Nynorsk roste (“mash; brewing mash”). Possibly related to English roast, but the deeper etymology is uncertain.

verb/ˈrɔs.tə/
  1. to roast, calcine; to heat ore or minerals in air in order to remove sulphur or other impurities.

    Malmen ble rostet før smeltingen.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle Low German roste (“oven grate”), related to German Rost (“grate, gridiron”) and German rösten (“to roast, toast, calcine”). Compare German rösten, Dutch roosteren and English roast.

verb/ˈrɔs.tə/
  1. to mash malt for brewing.

    De rosta maltet før vørteren ble tappet av.
Where this word comes from

From roste (“mash; mashed malt used in brewing”) + -e (“verb-forming suffix”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk rosta (“to mash malt for brewing”).

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