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jötunn

jötunn is the alternative form of jotun.

Meaning of jotun

Noun

jotun (plural jotuns or jötnar)

  1. (Norse) A member of a race of giants who usually stand in opposition to the Æsir and especially to Thor.
    • Some with disdain his reasons heard, / While others wisht the cause deferr'd. / Then Ormur spake, in speech of scorn, / Ormur, the friend of Asbiorn, / Who, daring singly to engage, / A jotun, proved his fatal rage.1831, Walter Savage Landor, “Gunlaug”, in Gebir, Count Julian, and Other Poems, London: Edward Moxon, 64, New Bond Street, →OCLC, page 279

Noun capitalized: Jötunn

Jötunn (plural Jötunns)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of jötunn.

Forms of jötunn

pluraljötunns
pluralJötunns

Questions about jötunn

What is jötunn the alternative form of?
Jötunn is the alternative form of jotun.
What part of speech is jötunn?
Jötunn is a noun.
What is the plural of jötunn?
The plural of jötunn is jötunns.

Words near jötunn in the dictionary

  1. Jörmungandr
  2. Jörn
  3. jötnar
  4. jötun
  5. Jötunheimr
  6. jötunn
  7. jötunns
  8. jötuns
  9. jùjú
  10. Jüngerian
  11. Jēkabpils

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