haft vs helve

haft

noun
  • The handle of a tool or weapon. 

  • A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted. 

verb
  • To fit a handle to (a tool or weapon); to grip by the handle 

helve

noun
  • The handle or haft of a tool or weapon. 

  • A forge hammer lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head. 

verb
  • To furnish (an axe, etc.) with a helve. 

How often have the words haft and helve occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )