died ?488 ad, a leader, with his brother Horsa, of the first Jutish settlers in Britain; he is thought to have conquered Kent (?455)
See also Horsa
Hengist in American English
(ˈhɛŋgɪst)
died a.d. 488; Jute chief; with his brother Horsa (died 455), he is reputed to have led the first Germanic invasion of England & to have founded the kingdom of Kent
Word origin
OE < hengest, stallion, akin to Ger hengst < IE base *ak-, to leap, spurt forth