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ettins

ettins is the plural of ettin.

Meaning of ettin

Noun

ettin (plural ettins)

  1. (archaic, dialectal) 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
  2. (roleplaying games) A giant with two heads.

Questions about ettins

What is ettins the plural of?
Ettins is the plural of ettin.

Words near ettins in the dictionary

  1. Ettinghausen
  2. Ettingshall
  3. Ettingshausen effect
  4. Ettingshausen effects
  5. Ettington
  6. ettins
  7. ETTL
  8. ettle
  9. ettled
  10. ettles
  11. ettling

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