Noun: iætti
Gender: m
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | iætti |
| Sg. Def. | iættinn |
| Pl. Indef. | iættar |
| Pl. Def. | iættarnir |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | iætta |
| Sg. Def. | iættans |
| Pl. Indef. | iætta |
| Pl. Def. | iættanna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | iætta |
| Sg. Def. | iættanum |
| Pl. Indef. | iættum |
| Pl. Def. | iættunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | iætta |
| Sg. Def. | iættann |
| Pl. Indef. | iætta |
| Pl. Def. | iættana |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like iætti
skalli,
ǫlnbogi,
regnbogi,
blakkriði,
einriði,
ǫlbogi,
ǫkvisi,
þungi,
dauði,
gráði,
lundi,
munni,
beini,
blóði,
hneri,
hlýri,
hixti,
hegri,
trýni,
iætti, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
As indicated by Danish jætte, Old Swedish iætti → Swedish jätte, East Norse byform of jǫtunn, from Proto-Norse *ᛖᛏᚢᚾᚨᛉ (*etunaʀ), 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: Danish Nouns '
jætte', Swedish Nouns '
jätte', Old English Nouns '
eoten', English Nouns '
ettin'.
Verbs referencing "iætti"
Swedish Nouns
jätte.
Translations