[helm] n [ME, fr. OE] (bef. 12c): helmet 1
[2]helm vt (bef. 12c): to cover or furnish with a helmet [3]helm n [ME helme, fr. OE helma; akin to OHG helmo tiller] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering; broadly: the entire apparatus for steering a ship b: position of the helm with respect to the amidships position "turn the ~ hard alee"
2: a position of control: head "a new dean is at the ~ of the medical school" [4]helm vt (1603): to direct with or as if with a helm: steer