ettin

Meaning

Noun

  • A giant.
  • A giant with two heads.

Origin

  • From Middle English eten, etend, from Old English eoten, from Proto-Germanic *etunaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-. Cognate with Icelandic jötunn, Swedish jätte, Danish jætte. Compare ent.

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