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Old English
Etymology
Old English henġest (“stallion”)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Henġest m
- a male given name
- Hengist, one of the kings who supposedly led the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Wǣron ðā ǣrest heora lāttēowas ⁊ heretogan twegen ġebrōðra Henġest ⁊ Horsa.- The first of their leaders and generals were two brothers, Hengist and Horsa.
Declension
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