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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Lombardic *hilza, from Proto-Germanic *heltō, *heltą, from Proto-Indo-European *kel-. Cognate with English hilt, Icelandic hjilt.
Pronunciation
Noun
elsa f (plural else)
- hilt (of a sword)
- crossguard
Further reading
- elsa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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