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Halfter
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German
Pronunciation
de /ˈhalftər/ [ˈhalf.tɐ]
de De-Halfter.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Half ter
Etymology 1
From de gmh halfter, de goh halftra halter, from de gmw-pro *halftrijā.
Noun
n:m
de equestrianism halter
Declension
n:m
Etymology 2
From de gmh hulfter saddlecloth; quiver alongside gmh hulft, gmh hulst, from de goh hulft, goh hulst (“saddlecloth”, also goh hulfter, but in a copy from the 14th c.). Further origin uncertain. In view of osx hulist, gml holster, got 𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂, all (also) “cloth” or “saddlecloth”, some relation with these words (de gem-pro *hulistrą) seems very likely. It is unclear, however, whether this relation is original or secondary. The modern -a- is from interaction with etymology 1, probably reinforced by dialectal (near-)mergers before dark -l-.
Noun
n or
f[rare]
de weapons holster
de Holster
Declension
n
f[rare]
Further reading
Halfter_Behaeltnis_Schusswaffe
Halfter_Zaumzeug
de heteronyms