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hilt

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
hilt, es; m. n.
Wright's OE grammar
§393; §419;
Hilt, handle , [the plural, as in much later times, e. g. Shakspere's, is used of a single weapon]
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  • Ðá wæs gylden hilt gamelum rince on hand gyfen

    then was the golden hilt given into the old man's hand,

    • Beo. Th. 3358;
    • B. 1677.

  • Ðæs swurdes mid ðam sylfrenan hylte

    the sword with the silver hilt.

    • Chart. Th. 558, 11.

  • Ic ðæt hilt ðanon ætferede

    I bore the hilt away from there,

    • 3341; B. 1668.

  • Hylt,

    • 3379;
    • B. 1687.

  • Bíþ ða hiltas

    the hilt shines,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 446;
    • Sal. 223.

  • Ða hilt since fáge

    the hilt many-coloured with treasure,

    • Beo. Th. 3233;
    • B. 1614.

  • Be hiltum

    by the hilt,

    • 3152;
    • B. 1574.
Etymology
[Icel. hjalt; n. the boss or knob at the end of a sword's hilt; also the guard between the hilt and blade.
For some account of the hilts of old swords see
  • Worsaae's Primeval Antiquities, pp. 39, 49.
]
Derived forms
fealo-, fetel-, hroðen-, wreoðen-hilt.
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Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “hilt.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/19059.

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