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helve

  [helv] noun, verb, helved, helv⋅ing.
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–noun
1. the handle of an ax, hatchet, hammer, or the like.
–verb (used with object)
2. to furnish with a helve.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE h(i)elfe

Related forms:
helver, noun
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helve   (hělv)   
n.  A handle of a tool, such as an ax, chisel, or hammer.

[Middle English, from Old English hielfe.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

helve 
O.E. helfe "handle of an axe," from P.Gmc. *halbi- (cf. O.S. helvi, M.Du. helf, O.H.G. halb "handle of an axe," O.H.G. helmo "tiller"); related to halter.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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