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n. - (Norse mythology) one of a race of giants often in conflict with the Aesir.

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  • Thor looked at his attendant Jotun -- it was Skrymir.
  • I take out Jotun and then you turn your back on me?!?!
  • He's also landed in the middle of a clash of Aesir and Jotun, and either side might kill him.
  • Nagelfra, with the Jotun hosts on board, sails swiftly from
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