hengest

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hangist, from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

henġest m

  1. stallion
    • Ān hundred wildra horsa and sixtīene tame henġestas ― a hundred wild horses and sixteen tame stallions. (Diplomatarium Anglicum)

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative henġest henġestas
accusative henġest henġestas
genitive henġestes henġesta
dative henġeste henġestum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • ⇒ Middle English: henxman, henxtman, henshman
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