Helm Definition

hĕlm
helmed, helming, helms
noun
The wheel or tiller by which a ship or boat is steered.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
The complete steering gear, including the wheel or tiller, rudder, etc.
Webster's New World
The control or leadership of an organization, government, etc.
Webster's New World

(maritime) The member of the crew in charge of steering the boat.

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verb
To guide; control; steer.
Webster's New World
To cover or furnish with a helmet.
American Heritage
pronoun
The only named wind in the British Isles. Blows westward form the Pennine fells over Cumbria and is often accompanied by a line of clouds on top of the hills called the Helm Bar.
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Other Word Forms of Helm

Noun

Singular:
helm
Plural:
helms

Origin of Helm

  • From Middle English, from Old English helm, Proto-Germanic *helmaz (“protective covering”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *kelmo-s (“to cover, to hide”); cf. *ḱel- (“to hide, protect”). Compare West Frisian helm, Dutch helm, Low German Helm, German Helm, Danish hjelm.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English kel-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English from Old English helma

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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