helve
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helve
- /hɛlv/
Rhymes with -ɛlv
Where it comes from
From Middle English helfe, helve; from Old English hielfe, from Proto-Germanic *halbiją. Probably cognate to English half, although Etymonline claims relation from halter and helm.
noun helves
- The handle or haft of a tool or weapon. It was the bad ax-helve someone had sold me— / “Made on machine,” he said, plowing the grain […]
- A forge hammer lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head.
verb helves · helving · helved
- To furnish (an axe, etc.) with a helve.
Talk about this word "helve." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/helve. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. helve. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/helve "helve." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/helve.Cite this
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title = {helve},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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