Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
ettin n.
an old word for “a giant,” extinct since 16c., from Old English eoten “giant, monster,” from Proto-Germanic *itunoz “giant” (cf. Old Norse iotunn, Danish jætte).
Examples from the Web for ettin Historical Examples of ettin
He soon came to the Ettin’s castle, where he knocked, and was admitted.
Anonymous
He soon came to the Ettin’s castle, where he found the door shut, but he knocked boldly, and was admitted.
Flora Annie Steel