hillwort

[Eng. hill, and wort.] Bot.: Thymus chamædrys, wild thyme, or mother of-thyme. hill-, *hill-ie, a . [Eng. hill ; -y.] 1. Full of hills; mountainous; not level. *2. Lofty; elevated. ( Beaum . & Flet .: Prophet e , v.) Ger. helza . A handle; spec if., the handle of a hilt, s. [A. S. hilt ; cogn. with Icel. hjalt ; O. H. sword or dagger. The plural was formerly commonly used with reference to a single weapon.