ettin

Meanings

Plural: ettins

Noun

A giant.
A giant with two heads.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Scrabble Score: 5

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Words With Friends Score: 0

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