whimberry

Etymology
From earlier, apparently a variant of  with regular shortening of the first vowel before a consonant cluster; in , this was prevented or reversed due to analogy.

The assimilation of to  seen in some forms is to be expected (compare  < ). Other forms show the influence of unrelated words; the consonantism of forms with initial wh- is probably due to the influence of, while clearly represents remodelling as.

Noun

 * 1)  The bilberry or whortleberry.