*heltǭ

Runic: ᚺᛖᛚᛏᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈxel.tɔ̃ː/

noun · feminine · ōn-stem

Meanings

handle; hilt

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (‘to hit; beat’) + *-ō(n), see Proto-Germanic *-ǭ. Equivalent to *heltą + *-ǭ

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	heltǭ	heltōniz
Acc.	heltōnų	heltōnunz
Gen.	heltōniz	heltōnǫ̂
Dat.	heltōni	heltōmaz
Inst.	heltōnē	heltōmiz
Voc.	heltǭ	heltōniz

Descendants

*hiltā (Proto-West Germanic)
- hilte (Old English)
  - hilte (Middle English)
*hiltā (Proto-West Germanic)
- helza (Old High German)
  - elsa (Italian)

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