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Hant vs Haft - What's the difference?

hant | haft |

As a contraction hant

is eye dialect of hadn't|hadn’t|lang=en.

As a noun haft is

the handle of a tool or weapon.

As a verb haft is

to fit a handle to a tool or weapon.

hant

English

Contraction

(head)
    • ----

    haft

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The handle of a tool or weapon.
  • * Dryden
    • This brandish'd dagger / I'll bury to the haft in her fair breast.
    Synonyms
    * hilt (sword handle ) * stale, stail, stele, steal (axe handle )

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To fit a handle to a tool or weapon.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * heft

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Northern English dialect) A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted.