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Jotun

American  
[yaw-toon] / ˈyɔ tʊn /
Also Jotunn,

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.
  1. any of a race of giants frequently in conflict with the gods.


Jotun British  
/ ˈjɔːtʊn /

noun

  1. Norse myth any of a race of giants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Jotun

1835–45; < Old Norse jǫtunn giant; cognate with Old English ēoten; akin to eat

Example Sentences

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"It has become more and more difficult to operate in the country under the ongoing sanctions and we realise the situation won't change in the near future," Jotun said in a statement.

From Reuters • Aug. 2, 2022

Visitors check out the Jotun Coatings booth at the second "International Exhibition for Rebuild Libya" in Benghazi April 28, 2013.

From Reuters • Aug. 2, 2022

Unless the youngling had made a decided change for the worse, what satisfaction could the Jotun expect to get from witnessing their meeting?

From The Ward of King Canute; a romance of the Danish conquest by Liljencrantz, Ottilie A. (Ottilia Adelina)

The old Jotun I sought; now I am come back: little got I there by silence; in many words I spoke to my advantage in Suttung's halls.

From The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson by Saemund Sigfusson

In Tholley dwells that Thurs, that dog-wise Jotun, of all rock-dwellers the worst: he is a fitting man for thee.

From The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson by Saemund Sigfusson

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