jätte
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Etymology
From Old Swedish iætun, iætti, from Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic *etunaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.
Noun
jätte c
- (mythology) jotun; a mythical humanoid creature, originally human-sized but later associated with great size
- giant
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Finnish: jätti
- ⇒ Finnish: jättiläinen
Further reading
- jätte in Svensk ordbok.
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