Hengest in Old English

IPA: /ˈxen.jest/, [ˈhen.d͡ʒest] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Old English henġest (“stallion”) Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=Henġest|sort=}} Henġest m, {{ang-proper noun|m|head=Henġest}} Henġest m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|Henġest|num=sg}}, {{ang-decl-noun|Henġest|Henġestas|Henġest|Henġestas|Henġestes|Henġesta|Henġeste|Henġestum|num=sg|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: Henġest [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], Henġest [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], Henġest [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], Henġestes [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], Henġeste [dative, singular], - [dative, plural]

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  "etymology_text": "Old English henġest (“stallion”)",
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    },
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
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    {
      "form": "-",
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        "g3": "",
        "g4": "",
        "g5": "",
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        "sort": ""
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        "6": "Henġesta",
        "7": "Henġeste",
        "8": "Henġestum",
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        "type": "strong a-stem"
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          "_dis": "30 70",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The first of their leaders and generals were two brothers, Hengist and Horsa.",
          "text": "late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History\nWǣron ðā ǣrest heora lāttēowas ⁊ heretogan twegen ġebrōðra Henġest ⁊ Horsa.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "Hengist, one of the kings who supposedly led the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain"
      ],
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          "Hengist",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxen.jest/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈhen.d͡ʒest]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Hengest"
}

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  "etymology_text": "Old English henġest (“stallion”)",
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    },
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      "form": "Henġest",
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      "form": "-",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "Henġeste",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "6": "Henġesta",
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        {
          "english": "The first of their leaders and generals were two brothers, Hengist and Horsa.",
          "text": "late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History\nWǣron ðā ǣrest heora lāttēowas ⁊ heretogan twegen ġebrōðra Henġest ⁊ Horsa.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Hengist, one of the kings who supposedly led the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Hengist",
          "Hengist"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxen.jest/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈhen.d͡ʒest]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Hengest"
}

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"Hengest" meaning in Old English

Proper name