whort

[hwurt, wurt]

noun

the whortleberry.

Also whor·tle

[hwur-tl, wur-] /ˈʰwɜr tl, ˈwɜr-/, wort.

Origin of whort

1570–80; dialectal variant of Middle English hurte, Old English horte whortleberry

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