What does ettin mean?
Ettin means (dialectal, archaic, fantasy) A giant..
Ettin
/ˈɛtɪn/ · noun
Meaning
(dialectal, archaic, fantasy) A giant..
Definitions by Sense
- (dialectal, archaic, fantasy) A giant.
- (roleplaying games) A giant with two heads.
Example Sentences
1890, Joseph Jacobs, "The Red Ettin" in English Folk and Fairy Tales, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 3rd edition, no date, p. 138, https://archive.org/details/englishfairytale00jacouoft He asked the wife if he might stay for the night, as he was tired with a long journey; and the wife said he might, but it was not a good place for him to be in, as it belonged to the Red Ettin, who was a very terrible beast, with three heads, that spared no living man it could get hold of.
Synonyms for ettin
Antonyms for ettin
Related Words
Word Forms
- ettins
- etin
- etten
- eaton
- yetun
- yotun
- yeten
- yetin
- Etene
- Yttin
- Ytene
Usage Notes
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1890, Joseph Jacobs, "The Red Ettin" in English Folk and Fairy Tales, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 3rd edition, no date, p. 138, https://archive.org/details/englishfairytale00jacouoft He asked the wife if he might stay for the night, as he was tired with a long journey; and the wife said he might, but it was not a good place for him to be in, as it belonged to the Red Ettin, who was a very terrible beast, with three heads, that spared no living man it could get hold of.
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