n. [ OE. helve, helfe, AS. hielf, helf, hylf, cf. OHG. halb; and also E. halter, helm of a rudder. ]
v. t.
a. Same as Helvetic. --
a. [ L. Helveticus, fr. Helvetii the Helvetii. ] Of or pertaining to the Helvetii, the ancient inhabitant of the Alps, now Switzerland, or to the modern states and inhabitant of the Alpine regions;