hiltn.

Brit.

/hɪlt/, U.S.

/hɪlt/

Forms: Also Old English hilte, Old English–Middle English hylt, Old English–1500s hylte, hilte, (Middle English Lay. heolte, helte), Middle English hult, Middle English Scottish helt.

Etymology: Old English hilt strong neuter and masculine, = Middle Dutch helt , hilt (masculine), Old Norse hjalt (strong neuter); also hilte (weak feminine), corresponding to Old Saxon hilta (Middle Low German hilte , Middle Dutch helte , hilte ) feminine, Old High German helza (Middle High German helze ) weak feminine. The former appears to represent an Old Germanic *heltoz —hiltiz , neuter s- stem; the latter Old Germanic *hiltjôn- ; of uncertain origin; not connected with hold v. (Thence Old French helt, helte, later heut, heu, heute, Italian elso, elsa hilt of sword or dagger.)

a. The handle of a sword or dagger.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > side arms > [noun] > hilt, generally

hiltOE

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > side arms > sword > [noun] > hilt of sword

hiltOE

port1548

grip1867

OE Beowulf 1668 Ic þæt hilt þanan feondum ætferede.

c1000 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 142/15 Capulum, hilte.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 781 Þa brac þat sweord..riht bi þere hilte [c1300 Otho heolte].

14.. Sir Beues (C.) 4313 Þe hylte was a charbocle ston.

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1594 Hit hym vp to þe hult.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 531/2 Hylte of a swerde, poignee.

1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons 4 Long heavie Daggers also, with great brauling Ale-house hilts.

1642 T. Fuller Holy State ii. xix. 127 He that hath the hilt in his hand in the morning, may have the point at his throat ere night.

1692 W. Hope Compl. Fencing-master (ed. 2) 2 The Hilt is divided into three parts, the Pomell, the Handle, and the Shell.

1834 G. P. R. James John Marston Hall I. viii. 67 The Duke..laid his hand upon the hilt of his sword.

†b. Formerly often in plural, with same sense.

ΚΠ

OE Beowulf 1614 Þa hilt somod since fage.

a1000 Solomon & Saturn 446 Ofer ða byrgena blicað ða hiltas.

c1000 Ælfric Judges iii. 22 Þa hiltan eodon into þam innoþe.

c1400 Melayne 116 Gaffe hym þ^e hiltis in his hande.

a1500 (?c1450) Merlin vi. 103 Arthur toke the swerde by the hiltes, and..yaf it to the Archebisshop.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) ii. i. 63 Ile run him vp to the hilts, as I am a soldier.

1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 29 In whose belly, she..buried the Poyniard up to the hilts.

1753 L. M. tr. J. Du Bosc Accomplish'd Woman II. 205 The sword..bent to the very hilts.

†c. By extension, a sword-stick or foil. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > [noun] > foil

waster1455

foil1594

hilt1609

blunt1611

fleureta1648

foin1655

small sword1679

back-sword1747

flamberg1885

épée1889

sabre1910

wafter-

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > fencing or exercise with sticks or cudgels > [noun] > stick

waster1455

hilt1609

sworda1648

lath sword1697

tickler1765

sword of lath1819

basket-stick1833

single-stick1837

1609 B. Jonson Case is Alterd ii. sig. D3 Lets to some exercise or other my hearts: Fetch the hilts fellow Iuniper, wilt thou play.

2. The handle or haft of any other weapon or tool.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > [noun] > appendages of weapon > handle

helvec897

buttc1425

hilt1574

gripe1748

society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > parts of tools generally > [noun] > handle

handleeOE

helvec897

haftc1000

steal1377

start1380

handa1400

helmc1430

handlinga1450

pull1551

grasp1561

hilt1574

cronge1577

hold1578

tab1607

manubrium1609

tree1611

handfast1638

stock1695

handing1703

gripe1748

stem1796

handhold1797

grip1867

1574 J. Baret Aluearie H 427 The Hilt or handle of any toole or weapen, manubrium.

1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold I. ii. i. 85 Before each guest was a knife, with the hilt adorned by precious stones.

1863 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea I. xiv. 260 Unnecessary..to show even the hilt of his pistol.

3. Phrases. †by these hilts: a form of asseveration. †loose in the hilts: unreliable, conjugally unfaithful. up to the hilt († hilts): completely, thoroughly, to the furthest degree possible; also to the hilt.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [phrase] > thoroughly or to the utmost

to the uttermostc1400

to (also unto) (the) outrancec1425

up to the hilt ( hilts)1598

(up) to the handle1824

to the hilt1950

the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > oaths other than religious or obscene

loOE

spi?c1225

how mischance——?c1330

with mischance!c1330

by my hoodc1374

by my sheath1532

by the mouse-foot1550

what the (also a) goodyear1570

bread and salt1575

by Jove1575

in (good) truly1576

by these hilts1598

by the Lord Harry1693

by the pody cody1693

by jingo!1694

splutter1707

by jing!1786

I snore1790

declare1811

by the hokey1825

shiver my timbers1834

by the (great) horn spoon1842

upon my Sam1879

for goodness' sake1885

yerra1892

for the love of Mike1896

by the hokey fiddle1922

knickers1971

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > [adjective] > unchaste or sexually compliant (of women)

strumpeta1382

jadish1573

comingc1576

short heeled1591

loose in the hilts1598

loose-legged1598

loose-tailed1598

light-tailed1600

overscutched1600

stuprous1603

light-skirted1607

brothelly1608

light-heeled1611

wagtailed1648

loose-hilteda1652

feather-heeleda1674

loose-gowneda1717

frank1744

shake-tail1782

(a woman) of a certain description1803

hetaeric1868

round-heeled1926

floozy?1930

trampy1944

slack1951

slaggy1973

1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 ii. v. 210 Seuen by these hilts, or I am a villaine else.

a1625 J. Fletcher Chances ii. iii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Bbb1^v/1 That's all one, She is loose ith' hilts by heaven.

1650 J. Howell Cotgrave's French-Eng. Dict. (rev. ed.) Ep. Ded. sig. a3^v In French Cocu is taken for one whose wife is loose in the hilts.

1687 R. L'Estrange Answer to Let. to Dissenter 45 He is All, Politiques here, up to the Hilts.

a1824 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XI lvii, in Wks. (1833) XVII. 24 A modern Ancient Pistol—by the hilts!

1862 London Rev. & Weekly Jrnl. 16 Aug. 135 The original statements..have been proved—if we may say so—up to the very hilt.

1883 J. Payn Thicker than Water (1884) iii. 18 The estate was mortgaged up to the hilt.

1950 J. D. Carr Below Suspicion x. 122 You may trust me to the hilt!

1965 New Statesman 16 Apr. 604/1 The Prime Minister..backs their decisions to the hilt.

1965 Listener 20 May 742/2 Every event I attended was subscribed to the hilt, and the house was full.

Compounds

hilt-guard n. the part which protects the hand when holding the hilt.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > side arms > sword > [noun] > guard

cross1470

guard1596

ward1634

shell1685

bow1701

basket1833

cross-guard1869

cross-piece1869

hilt-guard1869

second guard1869

tsuba1889

knuckle-bow1895

1869 C. Boutell tr. J. P. Lacombe Arms & Armour v. 80 At the two extremities of its massive rectangular hilt-guard, the Roman sword commonly displays..the head of a lion or..an eagle.

Derivatives

ˈhiltless adj. without a hilt.

ΚΠ

c1000 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 142/34 Ensis, hiltleas sweord.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hilt
释义	hiltn. Brit. /hɪlt/, U.S. /hɪlt/ Forms: Also Old English hilte, Old English–Middle English hylt, Old English–1500s hylte, hilte, (Middle English Lay. heolte, helte), Middle English hult, Middle English Scottish helt. Etymology: Old English hilt strong neuter and masculine, = Middle Dutch helt , hilt (masculine), Old Norse hjalt (strong neuter); also hilte (weak feminine), corresponding to Old Saxon hilta (Middle Low German hilte , Middle Dutch helte , hilte ) feminine, Old High German helza (Middle High German helze ) weak feminine. The former appears to represent an Old Germanic heltoz —hiltiz* , neuter s- stem; the latter Old Germanic hiltjôn- ; of uncertain origin; not connected with hold v. (Thence Old French helt, helte, later heut, heu, heute, Italian elso, elsa* hilt of sword or dagger.) 1. a. The handle of a sword or dagger. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > side arms > [noun] > hilt, generally hiltOE society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > side arms > sword > [noun] > hilt of sword hiltOE port1548 grip1867 OE Beowulf 1668 Ic þæt hilt þanan feondum ætferede. c1000 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 142/15 Capulum, hilte. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 781 Þa brac þat sweord..riht bi þere hilte [c1300 Otho heolte]. 14.. Sir Beues (C.) 4313 Þe hylte was a charbocle ston. c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1594 Hit hym vp to þe hult. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 531/2 Hylte of a swerde, poignee. 1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons 4 Long heavie Daggers also, with great brauling Ale-house hilts. 1642 T. Fuller Holy State ii. xix. 127 He that hath the hilt in his hand in the morning, may have the point at his throat ere night. 1692 W. Hope Compl. Fencing-master (ed. 2) 2 The Hilt is divided into three parts, the Pomell, the Handle, and the Shell. 1834 G. P. R. James John Marston Hall I. viii. 67 The Duke..laid his hand upon the hilt of his sword. †b. Formerly often in plural, with same sense. ΚΠ OE Beowulf 1614 Þa hilt somod since fage. a1000 Solomon & Saturn 446 Ofer ða byrgena blicað ða hiltas. c1000 Ælfric Judges iii. 22 Þa hiltan eodon into þam innoþe. c1400 Melayne 116 Gaffe hym þ^e hiltis in his hande. a1500 (?c1450) Merlin vi. 103 Arthur toke the swerde by the hiltes, and..yaf it to the Archebisshop. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) ii. i. 63 Ile run him vp to the hilts, as I am a soldier. View more context for this quotation 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 29 In whose belly, she..buried the Poyniard up to the hilts. 1753 L. M. tr. J. Du Bosc Accomplish'd Woman II. 205 The sword..bent to the very hilts. †c. By extension, a sword-stick or foil. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > [noun] > foil waster1455 foil1594 hilt1609 blunt1611 fleureta1648 foin1655 small sword1679 back-sword1747 flamberg1885 épée1889 sabre1910 wafter- society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > fencing or exercise with sticks or cudgels > [noun] > stick waster1455 hilt1609 sworda1648 lath sword1697 tickler1765 sword of lath1819 basket-stick1833 single-stick1837 1609 B. Jonson Case is Alterd ii. sig. D3 Lets to some exercise or other my hearts: Fetch the hilts fellow Iuniper, wilt thou play. View more context for this quotation 2. The handle or haft of any other weapon or tool. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > [noun] > appendages of weapon > handle helvec897 buttc1425 hilt1574 gripe1748 society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > parts of tools generally > [noun] > handle handleeOE helvec897 haftc1000 steal1377 start1380 handa1400 helmc1430 handlinga1450 pull1551 grasp1561 hilt1574 cronge1577 hold1578 tab1607 manubrium1609 tree1611 handfast1638 stock1695 handing1703 gripe1748 stem1796 handhold1797 grip1867 1574 J. Baret Aluearie H 427 The Hilt or handle of any toole or weapen, manubrium. 1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold I. ii. i. 85 Before each guest was a knife, with the hilt adorned by precious stones. 1863 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea I. xiv. 260 Unnecessary..to show even the hilt of his pistol. 3. Phrases. †by these hilts: a form of asseveration. †loose in the hilts: unreliable, conjugally unfaithful. up to the hilt († hilts): completely, thoroughly, to the furthest degree possible; also to the hilt. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [phrase] > thoroughly or to the utmost to the uttermostc1400 to (also unto) (the) outrancec1425 up to the hilt ( hilts)1598 (up) to the handle1824 to the hilt1950 the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > oaths other than religious or obscene loOE spi?c1225 how mischance——?c1330 with mischance!c1330 by my hoodc1374 by my sheath1532 by the mouse-foot1550 what the (also a) goodyear1570 bread and salt1575 by Jove1575 in (good) truly1576 by these hilts1598 by the Lord Harry1693 by the pody cody1693 by jingo!1694 splutter1707 by jing!1786 I snore1790 declare1811 by the hokey1825 shiver my timbers1834 by the (great) horn spoon1842 upon my Sam1879 for goodness' sake1885 yerra1892 for the love of Mike1896 by the hokey fiddle1922 knickers1971 society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > [adjective] > unchaste or sexually compliant (of women) strumpeta1382 jadish1573 comingc1576 short heeled1591 loose in the hilts1598 loose-legged1598 loose-tailed1598 light-tailed1600 overscutched1600 stuprous1603 light-skirted1607 brothelly1608 light-heeled1611 wagtailed1648 loose-hilteda1652 feather-heeleda1674 loose-gowneda1717 frank1744 shake-tail1782 (a woman) of a certain description1803 hetaeric1868 round-heeled1926 floozy?1930 trampy1944 slack1951 slaggy1973 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 ii. v. 210 Seuen by these hilts, or I am a villaine else. View more context for this quotation a1625 J. Fletcher Chances ii. iii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Bbb1^v/1 That's all one, She is loose ith' hilts by heaven. 1650 J. Howell Cotgrave's French-Eng. Dict. (rev. ed.) Ep. Ded. sig. a3^v In French Cocu is taken for one whose wife is loose in the hilts. 1687 R. L'Estrange Answer to Let. to Dissenter 45 He is All, Politiques here, up to the Hilts. a1824 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XI lvii, in Wks. (1833) XVII. 24 A modern Ancient Pistol—by the hilts! 1862 London Rev. & Weekly Jrnl. 16 Aug. 135 The original statements..have been proved—if we may say so—up to the very hilt. 1883 J. Payn Thicker than Water (1884) iii. 18 The estate was mortgaged up to the hilt. 1950 J. D. Carr Below Suspicion x. 122 You may trust me to the hilt! 1965 New Statesman 16 Apr. 604/1 The Prime Minister..backs their decisions to the hilt. 1965 Listener 20 May 742/2 Every event I attended was subscribed to the hilt, and the house was full. Compounds hilt-guard n. the part which protects the hand when holding the hilt. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > side arms > sword > [noun] > guard cross1470 guard1596 ward1634 shell1685 bow1701 basket1833 cross-guard1869 cross-piece1869 hilt-guard1869 second guard1869 tsuba1889 knuckle-bow1895 1869 C. Boutell tr. J. P. Lacombe Arms & Armour v. 80 At the two extremities of its massive rectangular hilt-guard, the Roman sword commonly displays..the head of a lion or..an eagle. Derivatives ˈhiltless adj. without a hilt. ΚΠ c1000 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 142/34 Ensis, hiltleas sweord. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). hiltv. Etymology: < hilt n. transitive. To furnish or fit with a hilt; to provide a hilt for. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > produce or develop arms [verb (transitive)] > fit with handle, shaft, or hilt helvec1440 shaft1611 hilt1813 1813 W. Scott Bridal of Triermain iii. xxvii. 174 All the ore he deigned to hoard Inlays his helm, and hilts his sword. 1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel III. iii. 71 A long-bladed knife, hilted with buck's-horn. 1869 C. Boutell tr. J. P. Lacombe Arms & Armour ii. 17 Not a very secure mode of hilting a sword. Derivatives ˈhilting n. concrete material for hilts. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > [noun] > technique of sword-making > material for hilts hilting1897 1897 Daily News 25 Jan. 9/5 Prices of hilting are high, especially bone. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.a1000v.1813
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hiltn.

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hiltv.

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