English

Alternative forms

• etin, etten, eaton, yetun, yotun, Etene, Yttin, Ytene.^[1][2]

Noun

ettin ‎(plural ettins)

1. (dialectal, archaic, fantasy) A giant.
   • 1890, Joseph Jacobs, "The Red Ettin" in English Folk and Fairy Tales, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 3rd edition, no date, p. 138,

     He asked the wife if he might stay for the night, as he was tired with a long journey; and the wife said he might, but it was not a good place for him to be in, as it belonged to the Red Ettin, who was a very terrible beast, with three heads, that spared no living man it could get hold of.

2. (role-playing games) A giant with two heads.

References

1. ↑ Northumberland Words – A Glossary of Words Used in the County of Northumberland and on the Tyneside -, Volume 1 by Richard Oliver Heslop, Read Books, 2008, ISBN 978-1-4097-6525-7
2. ↑ Legg, Penny "The Folklore of Hampshire" The History Press (15 Jun. 2010)