whortle

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English hurtil, hurtle, from Old English horte (“whortleberry”) (plural hortan) but of unknown ultimate origin. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɝtl̩/, /ˈʍɝtl̩/ === Noun === whortle (plural whortles) (archaic) The whortleberry or bilberry. ==== Related terms ==== whortle bush === References === “whortle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Lowther