Jotun

[yaw-toon]

Jo·tun

[yaw-toon]
noun Scandinavian Mythology.
any of a race of giants frequently in conflict with the gods.
Also, Jo·tunn, Jö·tunn [yœ-toon] .


Origin:
1835–45; < Old Norse jǫtunn giant; cognate with Old English ēoten; akin to eat
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To Jotun

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Jotun is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Collins
World English Dictionary
Jotun or Jotunn (ˈjɔːtʊn)
 
n
Norse myth any of a race of giants
 
[from Old Norse jötunn giant; related to eat]
 
Jotunn or Jotunn
 
n
 
[from Old Norse jötunn giant; related to eat]

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature