Jötunn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - jötunn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "jötunn" (or jǫtunn) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

jötunn (jǫtunn): jötunn, m. mytisk Væsen af menneskeligSkikkelse men overmenneskelig Styrke (iFolkespr. jutul, jötul Aasen 337 b; og-saa jeten navnlig i Hedrums Preste-gjeld ved Larvik; ags. eoten Dm.3 485 fgg).Vsp. 2 (NFkv. 1 a9); Vafþr. 42 fg;jötuns brúðir Hyndl. 4; jötna synir.

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, jötunn may be more accurately written as jǫtunn.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛁᚯᛏᚢᚿᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

m.: Masculin.

ndl.: nydøidsk.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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