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Definition of Ettin
1. n. A giant.
Definition of Ettin
1. Noun. (dialectal archaic fantasy) A giant. ¹
2. Noun. (context: role-playing games) A giant with two heads. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ettin
1. eten [n -S] - See also: eten
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ettin
Literary usage of Ettin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs, John Dickson Batten (1890)
"... and then he came up to the old man herding the sheep ; and when he asked whose
sheep these were, the answer was : " The Red ettin of Ireland Once lived ..."
2. The Poets and Poetry of Europe: With Introductions and Biographical Notices by Cornelius Conway Felton (1845)
"Vidrich rode and the ettin crept ; Deep in the wood they 're gone j They found the
... And has the ettin manl'd thee ne f That is foul skaith and scorn ..."
3. The Poets and Poetry of Europe: With Introductions and Biographical Notices by Cornelius Conway Felton (1871)
"ettin, I '11 hew and scatter thee Like leaves before the wind, But and thou tell
me in ... Vidrich rode and the ettin crept ; Deep in the wood they 're gone ..."
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