eoten
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== English ==
=== Etymology ===
Learned borrowing from Old English eoten. Doublet of ettin.
=== Noun ===
eoten (plural eotens)
A giant from Old English literature and mythology.
== Old English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
eten
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-West Germanic *etun, cognate with Old Norse jǫtunn (Swedish jätte, Danish jætte). Related to eat, see Proto-Germanic *etunaz.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈe͜o.ten/
=== Noun ===
eoten m
giant, monster
==== Declension ====
Strong a-stem:
==== Synonyms ====
ent
þyrs
==== Derived terms ====
eotenisċ, eotonisċ
==== Descendants ====
Middle English: eten, eotend, eatant, yoten, geten
English: etten, ettin, eaton
Scots: etin, etyn, eattin, yetin