hilte

Middle English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

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

Noun

hilte (plural hiltes)

1. hilt (handle of a sword)

Descendants

• English: hilt
• Scots: hilt

References

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hilte

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

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxil.te/, [ˈhiɫ.te]

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

hilte

1. dative singular of hilt

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *heltǭ

Noun

hilte f

1. hilt, handle, feminine equivalent of hilt

Declension

Weak n-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hilte	hiltan
accusative	hiltan	hiltan
genitive	hiltan	hiltena
dative	hiltan	hiltum