English Explanatory Dictionary

ettin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A giant.
  2. A giant with two heads.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛtɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-ettin.wav

Word forms

ettin ettins etin etten eaton yetun yotun yeten yetin Etene Yttin Ytene

Etymology

From Middle English eten, etend, from Old English eoten (“giant, monster, enemy”), from Proto-West Germanic *etun, from Proto-Germanic *etunaz (“giant, glutton”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (“to eat”). Cognate with Icelandic jötunn (“giant”), Swedish jätte (“giant”), Danish jætte (“giant”). Doublet of jotun.

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