hilt

Etymology

From Middle English hilt, hilte, from Old English hilt, hilte, from Proto-Germanic *heltą, *heltǭ, *heltō, *hiltijō, (compare Old Norse hjalt, Old High German helza, Old Saxon helta), from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to strike, cut”) (see holt).

noun

1. The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.
   Holonym: sword
   Meronyms: grip, guard, crossguard, quillons, pommel
   A partial tang does not extend all the way through the hilt and is normally not more than half the width of the blade. The length of the tang and the width, particularly where it narrows before entering the pommel, vary from sword to sword. 2009, James Drewe, Tàijí Jiàn 32-Posture Sword Form, Singing Dragon
2. The base of the penis.

verb

1. (transitive) To provide with a hilt.
   Being lightly hilted, it was very heavy in the point and was useful only as an unscientific chopper, dangerous if it connected with a vital part of an adversary, ideal for cutting at defenceless infantry, but unsuitable for sabre to sabre action, especially against the French equivalent, a beautifully balanced weapon, which was so functional that it was still used by the French cavalry in 1918, while a copy was used by the Prussians in the war of 1870. 1973, Ugo Pericoli, 1815: the armies at Waterloo, page 78
   She took a ray of light from the moon, the lamp which stands on her adorning table, and fashioned it into a bright dagger. She hilted it with the turquoise of the morning sky, with some of the stars in it for better grip, and gave it to Gulsera, whispering in her ear. 1978, Martin Louis Alan Gompertz, Adventures in Sakaeland, page 68
   Reconstructions of Type A and Type B swords weigh less than 500g, even when hilted. 2011, Dan Howard, Bronze Age Military Equipment, page 38
   By 1810 Clark and Rogers were New Orleans silversmiths, but this study has not revealed any products that they hilted. 2015, Daniel D. Hartzler, American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords
2. (transitive) To insert (a bodily extremity) as far as it can go into a sexual orifice so that it is impeded by the wider base to which it is attached (finger until palm, penis until pelvis).
   his fingers hilted inside 2015, Kitsune, page 41
   He hilted himself inside her. 2017, Hot Wife's Secret Sex Life, page 25