hengest

Old English

Alternative forms

• hengst

Etymology

From earlier *hænġist, from Anglo-Frisian *hangist, from West Germanic *hangist, from Northwest Germanic *hangistaz, from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxen.jest/, [ˈhen.d͡ʒest]

Noun

henġest m

1. horse, gelding, stallion

   Ān hundred wildra horsa and sixtīene tame henġestas ― a hundred wild horses and sixteen tame stallions. (Diplomatarium Anglicum)

Declension

Declension of henġest (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	henġest	henġestas
accusative	henġest	henġestas
genitive	henġestes	henġesta
dative	henġeste	henġestum

Derived terms

• *hengstmann, *hengestmann
  • Middle English: hengestman, henxtman, henshman
    • Scots: hensman, henceman
    • English: henchman
      • → Scots: hanchman

Descendants

• Middle English: hengest