Etymology

Hengist

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Today it means: One of a pair of brothers (the other being Horsa) said to have led the Angles, Saxons and Jutes in their invasion of Britain in the 5th century, and to have been the first of the Jutish kings of Kent. Full definition →

Old English hengest
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  1. Old English · derived fromhengest“stallion”
  2. English todayHengist

From Old English hengest (“stallion”).

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