hilte

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English hilt, from Proto-Germanic *heltą (“handle, hilt”).

Noun

hilte (plural hiltes)

1. hilt (handle of a sword)

Alternative forms

• hilt, hylt, hylte, hilta, hult, hulte, helte, heolte

Descendants

• English: hilt
• Scots: hilt

References

• “hilt(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Verb

hilte

1. Alternative form of hiled: past participle of hilen (“to cover”)