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Jotunn definition

Jo·tunn or Jotun Jo′·tun′ (yô′to̵on′)

noun

Norse Myth. any of the giants

Etymology: ON jǫtunn, akin to OE eoten, a giant < IE base *ed-, to eat: hence, orig., glutton or ? man-eater

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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