Old English · noun
hengest
Normalised henġest
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxen.jest/[ˈhen.d͡ʒest]
- Syllables
- ˈxen · jest (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- stallionhenchman
Meaning
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stallion
Ān hundred wildra horsa and sixtīene tame henġestas
a hundred wild horses and sixteen tame stallions. (Diplomatarium Anglicum)
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hangist, from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz.
Descendants
henchman
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