Jotunheim

American

[yaw-toon-heym] / ˈyɔ tʊnˌheɪm /

Also Jotunnheim,

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

the outer world, or realm of giants; Utgard.

Jotunheim British

/ ˈjɔːtʊnˌheɪm /

noun

Norse myth the home of the giants in the northeast of Asgard

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Etymology

Origin of Jotunheim

< Old Norse, equivalent to jǫtunn giant + heimr world, home

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