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JOTUN

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Overview

JOTUN (noun)
  The noun JOTUN has 1 sense:

1. (Norse mythology) one of a group of giants often in conflict with the Aesirplay

  Familiarity information: JOTUN used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


JOTUN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(Norse mythology) one of a group of giants often in conflict with the Aesir

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Jotun; Jotunn

Hypernyms ("Jotun" is a kind of...):

giant (an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fairy tales)

Domain category:

Norse mythology (the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity)


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