helve

Meaning

Noun

1. The handle or haft of a tool or weapon.
2. A forge hammer lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head.

Verb

To furnish (an axe, etc.) with a helve.

Synonyms

haft

handle

hilt

shaft

helve-hammer

grip

stem

stock

shank

stalk

pedicel

peduncle

petiole

quickset

scape

slip

stipe

caudex

hand lever

manubrium

podetium

having a handle

tilt-hammer

arm

shaft of an axe

axis

bail

cutting

graft

gripe

handgrip

head

holder

keeper

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hɛlv/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: helfe

Inherited from Old English: hielfe

In summary

From Middle English helfe, helve; from Old English hielfe, from Proto-Germanic *halbiją.