whort

noun

ˈ(h)wərt 

variants or whortle

ˈ(h)wər-tᵊl 

or wort

ˈwərt

plural -s

1

: bilberry sense 1a

2

: bearberry sense 1

Word History

Etymology

whort alteration of English dialect hurt, short for English hurtleberry; whortle short for whortleberry; wort alteration of whort

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