ettin
ettin · ettins
A giant with two headsA giant with two heads.
/ˈɛtɪn/
Meaning
2 sensesA giant with two heads.
(archaic, dialectal)A giant.
Origin
From Middle English eten, etend, from Old English eoten (“giant, monster, enemy”), from PrFrom 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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