Hengist

American  

[heng-gist, hen-jist] / ˈhɛŋ gɪst, ˈhɛn dʒɪst /

Or Hengest

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 British  

/ 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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Example Sentences

Its recipient was Richard Hengist Horne, a literary man about town.

From The Guardian • Feb. 15, 2021

The first two commanders are said to have been Hengist and Horsa.

From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Ogg, Frederic Austin

Accordingly the daughter was without delay delivered to Vortigern, and the province of Kent to Hengist, without the knowledge of Gorangan, who had the government of it.

From Old English Chronicles by Various

In the sixth year after, Hengist and Horsa fought a battle against Vortigern in the plain of Ægelsthrep.

From Old English Chronicles by Various

I dare say just like many of those who, under Hengist, subdued the plains of Lloegr and Britain. 

From Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery by Borrow, George Henry