Hengest

Old English

Etymology

Old English henġest (“stallion”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxen.jest/, [ˈhen.d͡ʒest]

Proper noun

Henġest m

  1. a male given name
  2. 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

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative Henġest —
accusative Henġest —
genitive Henġestes —
dative Henġeste —
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