Reconstruction:Old Norse/iætti

Old Norse

Etymology

As indicated by Danish jætte, Old Swedish iætti → Swedish jätte, East Norse byform of jǫtunn, from Proto-Norse *ᛖᛏᚢᚾᚨᛉ (*etunaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *etunaz (“giant; overeater, glutton”, literally “eater”), from *etaną (“to eat”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (“to eat”). Cognate with Old English eoten, English ettin.

Noun

*iætti m (genitive *iættis, plural *iættar)

  1. (Norse mythology, Old East Norse) alternative form of jǫtunn (byform)

Declension

Declension of iætti (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative iætti iættinn iættar iættarnir
accusative iætta iættann iætta iættana
dative iætta iættanum iættum iættunum
genitive iætta iættans iætta iættanna

Descendants

  • Old Danish: *iætti, *iætte m
  • Old Swedish: iætti, iætte m
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