Jotun

Word JOTUN
Character 5
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈjoʊtən/

Definitions and meanings of "Jotun"

What do we mean by jotun?

A member of a race of giants who usually stand in opposition to the Æsir and especially to Thor.

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The word "jotun" in example sentences

Hrym steers from the east, the waters rise, the mundane snake is coiled in jotun-rage. ❋ Unknown (2010)

‘Eoten’ is cognate with the Old Norse ‘jotun’, which occurs frequently in the Norse legends and is usually translated into modern English as ‘giant’. ❋ Carla (2010)

So, on the authority of the unimpeachable Lee & Kirby, it would certainly be possible for Torbjorn to exemplify jotun, um, over-engineering, without necessarily exemplifying jotun, um, stature. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The first jotun, named Ymer, Odin subdued, and of his flesh formed the earth, of his bones the mountains; the ocean was his blood, his brains the clouds, while from his skull the arch of the heavens was made. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

Oegir, the god of the sea, was a jotun, but friendly to Odin. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

Out on the lonely fens dwelt the jotun (giant or monster) Grendel, who heard the sound of men's mirth and quickly made an end of it. ❋ William Joseph Long (1909)

It was no longer a man; it was a giant, an ogre, a colossal jotun hurling ice-blocks, fighting out a battle unspeakable, in the dawn of the world, in chaos and in darkness. ❋ Frank Norris (1886)

The jotun gate-keepers bade them wait for a reply, and left them standing on the doorstep for several hours before informing them that the jarl had agreed to see them. ❋ Penitent_tom (2010)

Echoes of this myth are found in the Norse jotun Ymir, the Indic death deity Yama and Avestan god Yima. ❋ Jeff Lilly (2008)

IIRC, however–and I’m sure Nurse Bettinke, were she not so distracted by her multiply-escaped trolls, will be the first to correct me–but in the Marvel Comics version of Aasgaard, at least hey, one plucks one’s authorities where one may…, Loki was reputedly a jotun–or half-jotun, or something–but was still depicted as “normal” Norse-godling size. ❋ Unknown (2006)

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