Hengscht

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German hengist, from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz. Cognate with German Hengst, Dutch hengst, North Frisian hingst, Icelandic hestur.

Noun

Hengscht m

1. stallion

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German hengist, from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz. Cognate with German Hengst, Dutch hengst, North Frisian hingst, Icelandic hestur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hæŋʃt/, [hæŋ(k)ʃt]

Noun

Hengscht m (plural Hengschten)

1. stallion

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Hengst, Dutch hengst.

Noun

Hengscht m (plural Hengscht)

1. stallion
2. lecherous man, lecher