Wherry

hwerl, n. a shallow, light boat, sharp at both ends for speed. [Prob. a corr. of Ferry, influenced by Whir.] Whet. hwet. v.t. to sharpen by rubbing: to make keen to excite pr p. whetting pa.t. and pa.p. whett ed. n. act of sharpening something that — sharpens the appetite n. Whett'er. [A.S. hwettan, from A.S. hweet, sharp Ger. wetzen Whether, hweM'er, interrog. pron. sig which of two. — conj. which of two alternatives. [AS hwa-ther, from the stem of Who, with the old compar. suffix -ther, cog. with Goth, hva-thar, Ger.we-der; also with L. u-teru-s, Gr. /co-tero-s. Sans, ka-tara. Cf. Other and Alter.]