whortle en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈwɝtl̩/ (General-American)
- /ˈʍɝtl̩/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English hurtil, hurtle, from Old English horte (“whortleberry”) (plural hortan) but of unknown ultimate origin.
Meanings
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(archaic) The whortleberry or bilberry.
[…] winding to the southward, he stopped his little nag short of the crest, and got off and looked ahead of him, from behind a tump of whortles.
1869, Richard Doddridge Blackmore, Lorna Doone:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| whortles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |