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Using Horsa

  • In the example corpus, horsa often appears in combinations such as: and horsa, horsa and, that horsa.

Context around Horsa

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

though 1× british 1× brother 1×

Often after:

glider 2× appear 1× arrived 1× fought 1× died 1× accounts 1× road 1× gliders 1× accept 1× may 1×

Sentence patterns with Horsa

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

accounts though horsa is not 1× and that horsa died there 1× brother as horsa in the 1× burning british horsa glider the 1× hengist and horsa accept vortigern 1× hengist and horsa accounts though 1× hengist and horsa and their 1× hengist and horsa appear in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

hengist and horsa 2× better known as 1× british landings burning 1× browning for his 1× but at length 1× dwayne jones of 1×

Common sentence endings:

allow the marriage 1× arrived in britain 1× at his court 1× began soon after 1× element was hors 1× horsa as hersus 1×

Words around Horsa

Just before it in the word index:

hors 66 horry 34 horrors 406 horrorism 2 horror 3.325 horrocks 16

Just after it in the word index:

horsburgh 4 horschel 10 horse 3.528 horseback 254 horsebit 2 horseblock 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aav 21 abdicating 21 abductor 21 abet 21 abh 21 abhorred 21

Corpus analysis for Horsa

  • In this selection, "horsa" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, though, british, brother, glider, appear and arrived stand out and add context to how "horsa" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include accounts though horsa is not and and that horsa died there. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "horsa" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with horsa

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Horsa and the men all agree that Hengist should allow the marriage. (12 words)

Modern influence Hengist and Horsa have appeared in a variety of media in the modern period. (16 words)

Hengist and Horsa accept Vortigern's offer, settle on an agreement, and stay with Vortigern at his court. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Hengist and Horsa appear in books 6 and 8: Book 6 In chapter 10 of book 6 of Historia Regum Britanniae, Geoffrey records that three brigandines (or long galleys) full of armed men commanded by two brothers, Hengist and Horsa, arrived in Britain. (43 words)

Browning for his part decided to bring his entire staff with him on the operation to establish his field HQ using the much-needed 32 Horsa gliders for administrative personnel, and six Waco CG-4A gliders for U.S. Signals’ personnel. (41 words)

Patrick Sims-Williams is more skeptical of the account, suggesting that Bede's Canterbury source, for which he relied on for his account of Hengist and Horsa in his work Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum, had confused two separate traditions. (39 words)

Example sentences (17)

Hengist and Horsa appear in books 6 and 8: Book 6 In chapter 10 of book 6 of Historia Regum Britanniae, Geoffrey records that three brigandines (or long galleys) full of armed men commanded by two brothers, Hengist and Horsa, arrived in Britain.

In the entry for the year 455 the Chronicle details that Hengist and Horsa fought with Vortigern at Aylesford and that Horsa died there.

Some scholars have proposed that the figure mentioned in both of these references is one and the same as the Hengist of the Hengist and Horsa accounts, though Horsa is not mentioned in either source.

Dwayne Jones, of Horsa Road, Erith, is accused of taking the golf equipment, worth more than £1,600, from a shop in on March 8, before returning the next day and attempting to steal more items.

Better known as 'The Flying Flea,' the motorcycle was designed specifically to deploy behind enemy lines via parachutes and onboard the Horsa Glider to provide communications support.

British landings Burning British Horsa glider The 1st Airborne Division landed at 13:30 without serious incident but problems associated with the poor plan began soon after.

Browning for his part decided to bring his entire staff with him on the operation to establish his field HQ using the much-needed 32 Horsa gliders for administrative personnel, and six Waco CG-4A gliders for U.S. Signals’ personnel.

But at length his son Vortimer engaged Hengist and Horsa and their men in battle, drove them back to Thanet and there enclosed them and beset them on the western flank.

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Hengist and Horsa accept Vortigern's offer, settle on an agreement, and stay with Vortigern at his court.

Horsa and the men all agree that Hengist should allow the marriage.

In chapter 11, since Vortigern now owes his victory to Hengist and Horsa, he increases the rewards he has promised to two.

It has been suggested that Horsa may be a hypocorism for a compound name whose first element was hors.

Modern influence Hengist and Horsa have appeared in a variety of media in the modern period.

Noting this, Hengist—here described as a "prudent man"—realizes the advantage of the situation and consults with his brother Horsa "and the other ancient men present" about how best to respond to Vortigern's request.

Patrick Sims-Williams is more skeptical of the account, suggesting that Bede's Canterbury source, for which he relied on for his account of Hengist and Horsa in his work Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum, had confused two separate traditions.

While the Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle refer to the brother as Horsa, in the Historia Brittonum his name is simply Hors.

Written between 1616 and 1620, Thomas Middleton 's play Hengist, King of Kent features portrayals of both Hengist and Horsa (as Hersus).

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Common combinations with horsa

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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