Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to hilt
Participle: hilted
Gerund: hilting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | hilt |
| you | hilt |
| he;she;it | hilts |
| we | hilt |
| you | hilt |
| they | hilt |
Perfect
| I | have hilted |
| you | have hilted |
| he;she;it | has hilted |
| we | have hilted |
| you | have hilted |
| they | have hilted |
Past
| I | hilted |
| you | hilted |
| he;she;it | hilted |
| we | hilted |
| you | hilted |
| they | hilted |
Pluperfect
| I | had hilted |
| you | had hilted |
| he;she;it | had hilted |
| we | had hilted |
| you | had hilted |
| they | had hilted |
Future
| I | will hilt |
| you | will hilt |
| he;she;it | will hilt |
| we | will hilt |
| you | will hilt |
| they | will hilt |
Future Perfect
| I | will have hilted |
| you | will have hilted |
| he;she;it | will have hilted |
| we | will have hilted |
| you | will have hilted |
| they | will have hilted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | hilt |
| you | hilt |
| he;she;it | hilt |
| we | hilt |
| you | hilt |
| they | hilt |
Perfect
| I | have hilted |
| you | have hilted |
| he;she;it | have hilted |
| we | have hilted |
| you | have hilted |
| they | have hilted |
Imperfect
| I | hilted |
| you | hilted |
| he;she;it | hilted |
| we | hilted |
| you | hilted |
| they | hilted |
Pluperfect
| I | had hilted |
| you | had hilted |
| he;she;it | had hilted |
| we | had hilted |
| you | had hilted |
| they | had hilted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would hilt |
| you | would hilt |
| he;she;it | would hilt |
| we | would hilt |
| you | would hilt |
| they | would hilt |
Perfect
| I | would have hilted |
| you | would have hilted |
| he;she;it | would have hilted |
| we | would have hilted |
| you | would have hilted |
| they | would have hilted |
Imperative
| you | hilt |
| we | Let's hilt |
| you | hilt |
Verbs conjugated like 'hilt'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'hilt'
halt,
hile,
hill,
hint,
hist,
hit,
jilt,
kilt,
lilt,
milt,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
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).
Sample Sentences
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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:]
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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:]
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Reconstructions of Type A and Type B swords weigh less than 500g, even when hilted. [2011, Dan Howard, Bronze Age Military Equipment, →ISBN, page 38:]
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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, →ISBN:]
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his fingers hilted inside [2015, Kitsune, page 41:]
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He hilted himself inside her. [2017, Hot Wife's Secret Sex Life, page 25:]