whort

[ wurt, hwurt ]

/ wɜrt, ʰwɜrt /

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noun

the whortleberry.

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Also whor·tle

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

[wurt] /wɜrt/ .

Origin of whort

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