Etymology

blaeberry

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Today it means: The bilberry, Vaccinium myrtillus. Full definition →

Middle English bloberi
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  1. Middle English · inherited frombloberi
  2. English todayblaeberry

From Middle English bloberi; equivalent to Scots blae (“bluish gray”) + berry. Piecewise doublet of blueberry.

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