Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hengist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: hengist
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

Example Sentences

"Their captains were two brothers, called Hengist and Horsa."

Etymology

From Old English hengest (“stallion”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: hengest

Questions

What does hengist mean?: 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.
Where does hengist come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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