halter en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɒltə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhɔːltə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈhɔltɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English halter, helter, helfter, from Old English hælfter, hælftre (“halter”), from Proto-West Germanic *halftrijā (“harness”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to cut”), equivalent to half- + -ter. Cognate with Scots helter (“halter”), Dutch halfter, halster (“halter”), Low German halfter, helchter, halter (“halter”), German Halfter (“halter, holster”).
Meanings
- A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them.
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A rope with a noose, for hanging criminals; the gallows rope.
“[…]No rogue e’er felt the halter draw, with a good opinion of the law, and perhaps my own detestation of the law arises from my having frequently broken it.[…].”
1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:And Crates said, that love was cured with hunger, if not by time; and in him that liked not these two meanes, by the halter [translating hart].
1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
- A halter top.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| helter | Northern-England, alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| halters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
riding halter · halterless · halterpath · unhalter · halterneck · halter-top · halter-sack · halterkini · halterini · slip-halter · wag-halter · halterbreak · halter neck
Synonyms
headstall · collar · Bridport dagger · hangman's knot · hempen collar · headcollar · halter · collar · hempen cravat · hangman's noose · headpiece
Translations (89)
de Halfter (animal's headgear) · vec caveça (animal's headgear) · vi dây (animal's headgear) · ja 頭絡 (animal's headgear) · hy սանձ (animal's headgear) · vec cavesa (animal's headgear) · sq kapistër (animal's headgear) · gl cabezada (animal's headgear) · gl ronzal (animal's headgear) · he אפסר (animal's headgear) · ru недоу́здок (animal's headgear) · fr licou (animal's headgear) · io haltero (animal's headgear) · rup cãpestru (animal's headgear) · fur cjavece (animal's headgear) · nn grime (animal's headgear) · pa ਧਲਿਆਰਾ (animal's headgear) · tr yular (animal's headgear) · fi tallipäitset (animal's headgear) · gl ramal (animal's headgear) · mk оглав (animal's headgear) · mn ногт (animal's headgear) · jje 녹대 (animal's headgear) · ca ramal (animal's headgear) · gl cabresto (animal's headgear) · chr ᎠᎴᏫᏍᏙᏗᎭ (animal's headgear) · nb grime (animal's headgear) · pl kantar (animal's headgear) · ca cabestre (animal's headgear) · gd aghastar (animal's headgear) · ga adhastar (animal's headgear) · oc capçana (animal's headgear) · el καπίστρι (animal's headgear) · sh у̀ла̄р (animal's headgear) · et päitserihm (animal's headgear) · fur cjaviestri (animal's headgear) · ru узда́ (animal's headgear) · vi thòng lọng (animal's headgear) · cmn 羈 /羁 (animal's headgear) · fa پالهنگ (animal's headgear) · pt cabresto (animal's headgear) · is múll (animal's headgear) · cy penffrwyn (animal's headgear) · sv grimma (animal's headgear) · cs ohlávka (animal's headgear) · ja 鼻綱 (animal's headgear) · fi riimu (animal's headgear) · ro căpăstru (animal's headgear) · grc φορβειά (animal's headgear) · ota افسار (animal's headgear) · es cabestro (animal's headgear) · cy cebystr (animal's headgear) · fr chevêtre (animal's headgear) · kn ನೇಣು (animal's headgear) · wa cabasson (animal's headgear) · ota جلبور (animal's headgear) · fr licol (animal's headgear) · gl trenla (animal's headgear) · eo kolbrido (animal's headgear) · ru по́вод (animal's headgear) · te పలుపు (animal's headgear) · ml കൊലക്കയർ (animal's headgear) · ary رْسن (animal's headgear) · ota یولار (animal's headgear) · hu kötőfék (animal's headgear) · it cavezza (animal's headgear) · sah сулар (animal's headgear) · mi hāta (animal's headgear) · chy hóxeeséeto'hamestôtse (animal's headgear) · hy պախուրց (animal's headgear) · gl xácoma (animal's headgear) · cmn 籠頭 /笼头 (animal's headgear) · grc στραγγάλη (animal's headgear) · oc cabestre (animal's headgear) · sh ùlār (animal's headgear) · et päitsed (animal's headgear) · nl halster (animal's headgear) · klj afsâr (animal's headgear) · it capestro (animal's headgear) · vec cavezha (animal's headgear) · hy կապ (animal's headgear) · cmn 韁繩 /缰绳 (animal's headgear) · la capistrum (animal's headgear) · ja 無口 (animal's headgear) · mk огламник (animal's headgear) · fi päitset (animal's headgear) · alt нокто (animal's headgear) · bg оглавник (animal's headgear) · izh varukset (animal's headgear)