"whortle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwɝtl̩/ [General-American], /ˈʍɝtl̩/ [General-American] Forms: whortles [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English hurtil, hurtle, from Old English horte (“whortleberry”) (plural hortan) but of unknown ultimate origin. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hurtil}} Middle English hurtil, {{inh|en|ang|horte||whortleberry}} Old English horte (“whortleberry”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} whortle (plural whortles)
  1. (archaic) The whortleberry or bilberry. Tags: archaic Related terms: whortle bush

Inflected forms

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