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) 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 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 dative singular of hilt === Etymology 2 === Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *heltǭ ==== Noun ==== hilte f hilt, handle, feminine equivalent of hilt ===== Declension ===== Weak n-stem: