Hengist

or Hen·gest

[ heng-gist, hen-jist ]

noun
  1. died a.d. 488?, chief of the Jutes: with his brother Horsa led the Teutonic invasion of southern Britain c440.

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Hengist

/ (ˈhɛŋɡɪst) /


noun
  1. died ?488 ad, a leader, with his brother Horsa, of the first Jutish settlers in Britain; he is thought to have conquered Kent (?455)

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