Old English · proper noun
Hengestdun
Normalised Henġestdūn
- Part of speech
- proper noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- Modern English
- hingstonprobablycornwall
Meaning
-
The site of the Battle of Hingston Down, probably the hill of Hingston Down in Cornwall
Declension
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Henġestdūn |
| Accusative | Henġestdūne |
| Genitive | Henġestdūne |
| Dative | Henġestdūne |
All forms (2)
Etymology
henġest (“stallion”) + dūn (“hill”)
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