misthelm

Old English

Etymology

Compound of mist (“mist, fog”) +‎ helm (“helmet”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmistˌxelm/, [ˈmistˌheɫm]

Noun

misthelm m

1. (poetic) a veil or covering of mist

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “mist-helm”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.