Hilt, n.
n. [A-S. hilt, hilte, helt, hielt; Icel. hialt, hilt, hialti, sword, O. H. Ger. helza, Prov. Ger. hilse; not from A-S. healdan, to hold.] The handle of any thing, especially of a cutting instrument, as a knife or sword.
n. [A-S. hilt, hilte, helt, hielt; Icel. hialt, hilt, hialti, sword, O. H. Ger. helza, Prov. Ger. hilse; not from A-S. healdan, to hold.] The handle of any thing, especially of a cutting instrument, as a knife or sword.