unhelm

transitive verb

un·​helm

¦ən+

archaic

: to divest of a helmet

unhelmed themselves to quench their thirst

—G. A. Lawrence

Word History

Etymology

Middle English unhelmen, from un- entry 2 + helmen to helm

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