JOTUNN

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• JOTUNN (noun)
  The noun JOTUNN has 1 sense:

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

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

• JOTUNN (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 ("Jotunn" 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)