English Explanatory Dictionary

frost giant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of large, strong, and fearsome supernatural beings that live in cold and icy regions.

Word forms

frost giant frost giants

Etymology

Calque of Old Norse hrímþurs, from hrím (“rime, frost”) + þurs (“giant, troll”).

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