ettin
/ˈɛtɪn/
ettin noun: a giant.
Noun
ettin (plural ettins)
- A giant.
- He asked the wife if he might stay for the night, as he was tired with a long journey; and the wife said he might, but it was not a good place for him to be in, as it belonged to the Red Ettin, who was a very terrible beast, with three heads, that spared no living man it could get hold of.1890, Joseph Jacobs, "The Red Ettin" in English Folk and Fairy Tales, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 3rd edition, no date, p. 138, https://archive.org/details/englishfairytale00jacouoft
- A giant with two heads.
ettin meaning in Bengali
ettin in Bengali
- একটি দৈত্য
Forms of ettin
| plural | ettins |
|---|---|
| alternative form | etin |
| alternative form | etten |
| alternative form | eaton |
| alternative form | yetun |
| alternative form | yotun |
| alternative form | yeten |
| alternative form | yetin |
| alternative form | Etene |
| alternative form | Yttin |
| alternative form | Ytene |
Origin of ettin
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.
Words that rhyme with ettin
Questions about ettin
- What does ettin mean?
- Ettin means a giant.
- What is ettin in Bengali?
- Ettin in Bengali is একটি দৈত্য. See Ettin meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is ettin?
- Ettin is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ettin?
- Ettin is pronounced /ˈɛtɪn/.
- What is the plural of ettin?
- The plural of ettin is ettins.
Words near ettin in the dictionary
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