halter

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them.
2. A rope with a noose, for hanging criminals; the gallows rope.
3. A halter top.

Verb

To place a halter on.

Concepts

licou

dos nu

entraver

étrangler

chanvre

longe

gêner

crampe

Synonymes

rope

🪢

bridle

haltere

headstall

hempen necktie

hangman’s rope

hamper

hangman’s halter

reins

hemp

balancer

cord

cramp

hackamore

harness

noose

slipknot

strangle

tether

headcollar

nightcap

encumber

prejudice

headgear

gibbet

rune

scaffold

disadvantage

band

tank top

halter top

thong

halterneck

gallows

headpiece

hinder

hobble

impede

line

Traductions

cavezza

cabestro

capestro

Halfter

capistrum

καπίστρι

cabestre

bozal

morte per impiccagione

Strick

tenere a freno

corpetto prendisole

imbrigliare

halften

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈhɔltɚ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: halter

Hérité de ancien anglais: hælfter

Appartenant à écossais: helter

Appartenant à néerlandais: halfter

Appartenant à bas-allemand: halfter

Appartenant à allemand: Halfter

In summary

From Middle English halter, helter, helfter, from Old English hælfter, hælftre (“halter”), from Proto-West Germanic *halftrijā (“harness”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to cut”), equivalent to half- + -ter.
Cognate with Scots helter (“halter”), Dutch halfter, halster (“halter”), Low German halfter, helchter, halter (“halter”), German Halfter (“halter, holster”).