English Explanatory Dictionary

hilt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.
  2. The base of the penis.
verb
  1. To provide with a hilt.
  2. 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 (finger until palm, penis until pelvis).
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/hɪlt/ en-us-hilt.ogg

Word forms

hilt hilts hilting hilted

Etymology

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).

Synonyms

haft

Derived words

basket hilt hiltless sub-hilt to the hilt
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