Old English · noun
eoten
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈe͜o.ten/
- Syllables
- ˈe͜o · ten (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- eatonettenettingiantmonster
Meaning
-
giant, monster
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *etun, cognate with Old Norse jǫtunn (Swedish jätte, Danish jætte). Related to eat, see Proto-Germanic *etunaz.
Descendants
eaton, etten, ettin
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