jætte

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See also: jätte

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)

  1. giant, jotun (Norse mythology)

Declension