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Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish iæthtæ, arisen by rebracketing from iætæn (with the ending -n interpreted as a suffixed definite article), from Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic *etunaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.
Pronunciation
Noun
jætte c (singular definite jætten, plural indefinite jætter)
- giant, jotun (Norse mythology)
Declension