Hæstingas

Old English

Etymology

From *Hæsta (“a personal name”) +‎ -ing (“follower”) +‎ -as (nominative/accusative plural), literally “followers of Hæsta”, a term transferred to their settlement.

Proper noun

Hæstingas m pl

  1. Hastings (a town in East Sussex, England), site of the Battle of Hastings

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative — Hæstingas
accusative — Hæstingas
genitive — Hæstinga
dative — Hæstingum

Descendants

  • English: Hastings

References

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