hilte
Middle English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old English hilt, from Proto-Germanic *heltą (“handle, hilt”).
Noun
edithilte (plural hiltes)
- hilt (handle of a sword)
Alternative forms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “hilt(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
editVerb
edithilte
- Alternative form of hiled: past participle of hilen (“to cover”)
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