HENGIST

Meaning of HENGIST in English

Variant: or Hen · gest

Pronunciation: ' he ŋ -g ə st, - ˌ gist

& his brother Hor · sa \ ' ho ̇ r-s ə \

Function: biographical name

5th cent. Jute invaders of Britain

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HENGIST — or Hengest; & his brother Horsa biographical name 5th century Jute invaders of Britain
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HENGIST — /heng"gist, hen"jist/ , n. died A.D. 488?, chief of the Jutes: with his brother Horsa led the Teutonic invasion of …
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HENGIST — or Hen·gest ˈheŋ-gəst, -ˌgist ; & his brother Hor·sa ˈhȯr-sə 5th century Jute invaders of Britain
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HENGIST — Hengist BrE AmE ˈheŋ ɡɪst -ɡəst, -dʒɪst
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HENGIST AND HORSA — Hengist also spelled Hengest (respectively d. c. 488; d. 455?), brothers and legendary leaders of the first Anglo-Saxon settlers in …
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HORSA — biographical name see: Hengist
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HENGEST — biographical name see: Hengist
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HENCHMAN — noun Etymology: Middle English henshman, hengestman groom, from hengest stallion (from Old English) + man; akin to Old High German …
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HENCHMAN — ˈhenchmən noun ( plural henchmen ) Etymology: Middle English hengestman, henxtman, henxman groom, squire, from hengest stallion, gelding (from Old …
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CECIDIUM — sə̇ˈsidēəm, sēˈ- noun ( plural cecid·ia -ēə) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kēkidion, diminutive of kēkid-, kēkis anything gushing out, …
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HORSA — /hawr"seuh/ , n. 1. died A.D. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist). 2. Mil. a British glider of World War …
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HENGEST — see Hengist
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HORSA — — see Hengist
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HENCHMAN — noun Etymology: Middle English henshman, hengestman groom, from hengest stallion (from Old English) + man; akin to Old High German …
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