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Jo⋅tun

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


Origin:
1835–45; < ON jǫtunn giant; c. OE ēoten; akin to eat
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(Norse mythology) one of a race of giants often in conflict with the Aesir 
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