hengest

Old English

Alternative forms

• hengst

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hangist, from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

henġest m

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

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	henġest	henġestas
accusative	henġest	henġestas
genitive	henġestes	henġesta
dative	henġeste	henġestum

Derived terms

• brimhenġest
• ȳþhenġest

Descendants

• ⇒ Middle English: henxman, henxtman, henshman
  • English: henchman
    • → Scots: hanchman
  • Scots: hensman, henceman (obsolete)