hilt
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hilt¹
- /hɪlt/
Rhymes with -ɪlt
Where it comes from
From Middle English hilt, hilte, from Old English hilt, hilte, from Proto-Germanic *heltą, *heltǭ, *heltō, *hiltijō, (compare Old Norse hjalt, Old High German helza, Old Saxon helta), from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to strike, cut”) (see holt).
noun hilts
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The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.
A partial tang does not extend all the way through the hilt and is normally not more than half the width of the blade. The length of the tang and the width, particularly where it narrows before entering the pommel, vary from sword to sword.
Similar: haft
- The base of the penis. he draws it again, and just wetting it with spittle, re-enters, and with ease sheath'd it now up to the hilt
verb hilts · hilting · hilted
- To provide with a hilt. Being lightly hilted, it was very heavy in the point and was useful only as an unscientific chopper, dangerous if it connected with a vital part of an adversary, ideal for cutting at defenceless infantry, but unsuitable for sabre to sabre action, especially against the French equivalent, a beautiful
- To insert (a bodily extremity) as far as it can go into a sexual orifice so that it is impeded by the wider base to which it is attached (e.g. finger until palm, penis until pelvis). his fingers hilted inside
Hilt²
proper noun Hilts
- A surname.
Translations
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noun handle of a sword
| Español | empuñadura, mango |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 칼자루 kaljaru, 자루 jaru |
| 日本語 | 柄 tsuka |
| 中文 | 柄 bǐng, 刀柄 dāobǐng |
| Português | empunhadura, cabo, mango |
| Français | poignée |
| Deutsch | Griff |
| Italiano | impugnatura, elsa, coccia, guardamano |
| Ελληνικά | λαβή laví |
| Русский | рукоя́тка rukojátka, эфе́с efés, рукоя́ть rukojátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | chuôi, cán |
| العربية | مَقْبَض maqbaḍ |
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title = {hilt},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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