simple past tense and past participle of helve

The handle or haft of a tool or weapon. / A forge hammer lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head.

(transitive) To furnish (an axe, etc.) with a helve.

plural of helve

present participle of helve

plural of Helvetian

From the ancient country of Helvetia / (poetic) Swiss, from Switzerland

Someone from the ancient country of Helvetia / Swiss, someone from Switzerland

An ancient Celtic country in central Europe / (poetic) Switzerland; the national personification of Switzerland / A small settlement near Pukekohe, Auckland, New Zealand.

Of or pertaining to the Helvetii, the ancient inhabitants of the Alps, now Switzerland, or to the modern states and inhabitant of the Alpine regions.