English Explanatory Dictionary

helve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The handle or haft of a tool or weapon.
  2. A forge hammer lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head.
verb
  1. To furnish (an axe, etc.) with a helve.

Pronunciation

/hɛlv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-helve.wav

Word forms

helve helves helving helved

Etymology

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.

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