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the only part of a sword designed to be held, not feared.
means The handle of a sword or dagger, including the grip, guard, and pommel — the part you hold rather than the part that does the cutting.
from From Old English 'hilt' (also 'hilte'), with cousins across the Germanic languages — Old Norse 'hjalt,' Old High German 'helza.' The word is ancient and Germanic to the bone, which is why we still say 'up to the hilt' to mean all the way in: the blade buried until only the handle shows.
full commitburied to the hilt means absolutely no half-measures
three partsguard, grip, and pommel together make the whole
pommel powerthe round end was a real medieval weapon too
word origincomes from Old English meaning simply the handle
balance acta heavy pommel counterweights the blade for control