"Hengest" meaning in Old English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈxen.jest/, [ˈhen.d͡ʒest]
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], strong [table-tags], Henġest [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], Henġest [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], Henġestes [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], Henġeste [dative, singular], - [dative, plural]
  1. a male given name Categories (topical): Old English given names, Old English male given names, Individuals
    Sense id: en-Hengest-ang-name-h8YdwBAs Disambiguation of Individuals: 48 52 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26
  2. Hengest, one of the kings who supposedly led the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain Categories (topical): Individuals
    Sense id: en-Hengest-ang-name-oxEXaKtn Disambiguation of Individuals: 48 52
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