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helm

Pronunciation: /hɛlm/

“helm” is a Middle English word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. A helmet; a piece of armoured headgear.
  2. Any kind of protection or safeguarding.
  3. A soldier; a fighting-man.
  4. The crown of thorns that Jesus wore.

Etymology

From Old English helm, from Proto-West Germanic *helm, from Proto-Germanic *helmaz.

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