hilte

Middle English

Etymology 1

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

Noun

hilte (plural hiltes)

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.

Verb

hilte

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

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