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Meaning of Hengist | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

One of a pair of brothers (the other being Horsa) said to have led the Angles, Saxons and Jutes in their invasion of Britain in the 5th century, and to have been the first of the Jutish kings of Kent.

Examples

“Their captains were two brothers, called Hengist and Horsa.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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