hurtleberry

hurt·le·ber·ry
H4U1R1T1L1E1B3E1R1R1Y4
UK/ˈhɜːtl̩bɛɹi/US/ˈhɜɹt(ə)lˌbɛɹi/US[-ɾ(ə)l-]

noun

Synonym of whortleberry.

Similar
whortleberry
OriginMiddle English hurtil-beri →
Scrabble 19
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounhurtleberry (plural hurtleberries)

plural hurtleberries

  1. Synonym of whortleberry.

    Synonyms: whortleberry

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of whortleberry.

Similar
whortleberry
Also see
hurtle

Origin

  1. Middle Englishhurtil-beri“bilberry or blue whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); berry of this shrub”
  2. Englishhurtleberry

From Middle English hurtil-beri (“bilberry or blue whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); berry of this shrub”); further etymology unknown, compare Middle English horten, hurten (“bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)”), and Old English horte (“bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)”).

More words from Middle English

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

hurtleberry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hurtleberry

MLA

“hurtleberry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hurtleberry. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hurtleberry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hurtleberry.

Source: hurtleberry on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.