Etymology

whortle

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Today it means: The whortleberry or bilberry. Full definition →

Middle English hurtil ← Old English horte
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  1. Old English · inherited fromhorte“whortleberry”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromhurtil
  3. English todaywhortle

From Middle English hurtil, hurtle, from Old English horte (“whortleberry”) (plural hortan) but of unknown ultimate origin.

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