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”)