hurtleberry

noun

hur·​tle·​ber·​ry

ˈhərtᵊl-—see berry

1

archaic : blueberry sense 1

especially : bilberry sense 1a

2

archaic : huckleberry sense 1

Word History

Etymology

Middle English hurtilberye, from hurtil- (irregular from Old English horte whortleberry) + berye berry

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