Old English · noun
hielfe
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong ja-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxi͜yl.fe/[ˈhi͜yɫ.ve]
- Syllables
- ˈxi͜yl · fe (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- helvehandle
Meaning
-
handle
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *halbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split, divide”), probably related to *halbaz (“half”).
Descendants
helve
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