halter

Mane (Îngilîzî)

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.

Hevwate

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

Werger

cavezza

cabestro

capestro

Halfter

licou

καπίστρι

capistrum

cabestre

bozal

corpetto prendisole

Strick

accavezzare

imbrigliare

halften

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈhɔltɚ/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: halter

Ji Old English mîras hatiye girtin: hælfter

Hevwate bi skotî: helter

Hevwate bi holendî: halfter

Hevwate bi nedersaksî: halfter

Hevwate bi almanî: 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”).