English Dictionary

jotun

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈjəʊtʊn/

名詞

古ノルド語

(Norse mythology) A member of a race of giants who usually stand in opposition to the Æsir and especially to Thor.

日本語の意味

北欧神話に登場する巨人種の一員で、神々、特にトールと対立する存在とされる。

The village elder warned us that a lone jotun had been seen on the ridge, its shadow stretching like a storm.

村の長老は尾根で一体の北欧神話の巨人が目撃されたと私たちに警告し、その影は嵐のように伸びていた。

意味（1）

(Norse mythology) A member of a race of giants who usually stand in opposition to the Æsir and especially to Thor.

Some with disdain his reasons heard, / While others wisht the cause deferr'd. / Then Ormur spake, in speech of scorn, / Ormur, the friend of Asbiorn, / Who, daring singly to engage, / A jotun, proved his fatal rage.

jotuns （ plural ）

jötnar （ plural ）