Noun: jǫtunn
Gender: m
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | jǫtunn |
| Sg. Def. | jǫtunninn |
| Pl. Indef. | jǫtnar |
| Pl. Def. | jǫtnarnir |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | jǫtuns |
| Sg. Def. | jǫtunsins |
| Pl. Indef. | jǫtna |
| Pl. Def. | jǫtnanna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | jǫtni |
| Sg. Def. | jǫtninum |
| Pl. Indef. | jǫtnum |
| Pl. Def. | jǫtnunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | jǫtun |
| Sg. Def. | jǫtuninn |
| Pl. Indef. | jǫtna |
| Pl. Def. | jǫtnana |
Sample Sentences
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Ek man jötna / ár um borna, […] (I remember giants / born long ago, […]) [Vǫluspá, verse 2, lines 1-2, in 1860, T. Möbius, Edda Sæmundar hins fróða: mit einem Anhang zum Theil bisher ungedruckter Gedichte. Leipzig, page 1]
Nouns inflected like jǫtunn
jǫtunn,
Etymology
From Proto-Norse *ᛖᛏᚢᚾᚨᛉ (*etunaʀ, “giant”), from Proto-Germanic *etunaz (“giant; overeater, glutton”, literally “eater”), from *etaną (“to eat”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (“to eat”). Cognate with Old English eoten, English ettin. See: Old English Nouns '
eoten', English Nouns '
ettin'.
Verbs referencing "jǫtunn"
Old English Nouns
eoten, Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns
jette, Swedish Nouns
jätte, Icelandic Nouns
jötunn, Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns
jøtul, Faroese Nouns
jøtun, Finnish Nouns
jatuli, Danish Nouns
jætte.
Translations