Definitions For Ettin

Noun

ETTIN (plural ETTINs) (dialectal, archaic, fantasy) A giant. (role-playing games) A giant with two heads.

Alternative forms

etin, etten, eaton, yetun, yotun, Etene, Yttin, Ytene.Northumberland Words – A Glossary of Words Used in the County of Northumberland and on the Tyneside -, Volume 1 by Richard Oliver Heslop, Read Books, 2008, {{ISBN, 978-1-4097-6525-7}}Legg, Penny "The Folklore of Hampshire" The History Press (15 Jun. 2010)

Etymology

From Middle English eten, etend, from {{inh, en, ang, eoten, t=giant, monster, enemy}}, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, etunaz, t=giant, glutton}}, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *h₁ed-, t=to eat}}. Cognate with {{cog, is, jötunn, t=giant}}, {{cog, sv, jätte, t=giant}}, {{cog, da, jætte, t=giant}}. Compare ent.