helme
See also: Helme
English edit
Noun edit
helme (plural helmes)
Latin edit
Noun edit
helme
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English helma, from Proto-Germanic *helmô.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
helme (plural helmes)
Descendants edit
- English: helm
References edit
- “helm(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-18.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
helme
- Alternative form of helm
- c. 1450-1460, unknown author, Merlin : or, the early history of King Arthur
- The kynge Ban be-gan to laugh vndir his helme.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- c. 1450-1460, unknown author, Merlin : or, the early history of King Arthur
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
helme
- Alternative form of halm
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Medieval Latin helmus (“helmet”).
Noun edit
helme oblique singular, m (oblique plural helmes, nominative singular helmes, nominative plural helme)
- helmet (protective headguard)