"helve" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /hɛlv/ Forms: helves [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛlv Etymology: From Middle English helfe, helve; from Old English hielfe, from Proto-Germanic *halbiją. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|helfe}} Middle English helfe, {{m|enm|helve}} helve, {{inh|en|ang|hielfe}} Old English hielfe, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*halbiją}} Proto-Germanic *halbiją Head templates: {{en-noun}} helve (plural helves)
  1. The handle or haft of a tool or weapon. Translations (The handle or haft of a tool or weapon): dəstə (Azerbaijani), sap (Azerbaijani), qulp (Azerbaijani), qəbzə (Azerbaijani), дръжка (drǎžka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), varsi (Finnish), moca [feminine] (Galician), cabo [masculine] (Galician), Stäl [masculine] (Plautdietsch)
    Sense id: en-helve-en-noun-Heev8tVH Disambiguation of 'The handle or haft of a tool or weapon': 99 1
  2. A forge hammer lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head.
    Sense id: en-helve-en-noun-hs2ubzOH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 89 8

Verb

IPA: /hɛlv/ Forms: helves [present, singular, third-person], helving [participle, present], helved [participle, past], helved [past]
Rhymes: -ɛlv Etymology: From Middle English helfe, helve; from Old English hielfe, from Proto-Germanic *halbiją. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|helfe}} Middle English helfe, {{m|enm|helve}} helve, {{inh|en|ang|hielfe}} Old English hielfe, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*halbiją}} Proto-Germanic *halbiją Head templates: {{en-verb}} helve (third-person singular simple present helves, present participle helving, simple past and past participle helved)
  1. (transitive) To furnish (an axe, etc.) with a helve. Tags: transitive Translations (to furnish with a helve): saplamaq (Azerbaijani)
    Sense id: en-helve-en-verb-GoXmk0AD

Inflected forms

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