halter

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

cavezza

capestro

accavezzare

morte per impiccagione

tenere a freno

imbrigliare

corpetto prendisole

impiccare

capezza

intralciare

ostacolare

impacciare

impedire

impicciare

imbarazzare

sinonimi

rope

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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

Traduzioni

cabestro

Halfter

licou

καπίστρι

capistrum

cabestre

bozal

ahogar

Strick

laqueum

halften

halster

dos nu

Nackenband

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈhɔltɚ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: halter

Ereditato da inglese antico: hælfter

Affine scozzese: helter

Affine olandese: halfter

Affine basso tedesco: halfter

Affine tedesco: 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”).