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Definition of Jotunn
1. Noun. (Norse mythology) one of a race of giants often in conflict with the Aesir.
Definition of Jotunn
1. Noun. (alternative capitalization of jotunn) ¹
2. Noun. (alternative capitalization of jötunn) ¹
3. Noun. (alternative form of jotun) ¹
4. Noun. (alternative form of jotun) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jotunn
1. jotun [n -S] - See also: jotun
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jotunn
Literary usage of Jotunn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Home of the Eddic Poems: With Especial Reference to the Helgi-lays by Sophus Bugge (1899)
"He is one of the Asir, Odin's foster-brother from the earliest times, and an
associate of the gods ; but his father was a giant ( jotunn}. ..."
2. Teutonic Mythology: Gods and Goddesses of the Northland by Viktor Rydberg, Norrœna Society, James William Buel (1905)
"And Loke is designated both as dss and jotunn, although the Asas and giants
represent the two extremes. Neither Heimdal nor Loke are of the Asa-clan by ..."
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