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 stallion Ān hundred wildra horsa and sixtīene tame henġestas ― a hundred wild horses and sixteen tame stallions. (Diplomatarium Anglicum) ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== brimhenġest Henġestdūn ȳþhenġest ==== Descendants ==== ⇒ Middle English: henxman, henxtman, henshman English: henchman → Scots: hanchman Scots: hensman, henceman (obsolete)