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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One of a race of giants who were adversaries of the gods.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In Scand. myth., one of a supernatural race of giants, enemies of the gods.

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  • noun Alternative capitalization of jotun

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  • noun (Norse mythology) one of a race of giants often in conflict with the Aesir

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Old Norse jotunn, giant; see ed- in Indo-European roots.]

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  • In addition to children being major influencers in the family, we would be able to reach our target - the end-user market - while creating a strong foundation of brand loyalty among the children who will grow to associate the name Jotun with vibrant coloured paints, "said Ashish Vasudev, Marketing Manager, Jotun Paints - UAE.

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  • The partnership has resulted in the creation of 'Jotun's House Painting', which is one of several building-themed activities within KidZania where kids can role-play as professional painters and engage in tasks of varying degrees of difficulty for either interior or exterior applications.

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  • Granted, the band is still on one hell of a roll on this album, as opener "Jotun" soundly attests, one of the finest encapsulations of the Gothenburg sound ever put on record, Strömblad's mournful melodies working in direct contrast to the bracing gallop set by drummer Gelotte and bassist Johan Larsson.

    PopMatters 2009

  • Granted, the band is still on one hell of a roll on this album, as opener "Jotun" soundly attests, one of the finest encapsulations of the Gothenburg sound ever put on record, Strömblad's mournful melodies working in direct contrast to the bracing gallop set by drummer Gelotte and bassist Johan Larsson.

    PopMatters 2009

  • Attracted by the high growth in the sector, global majors such as Sherwin-Williams Co., Nippon Paint Co. Ltd. and Jotun Paints have also set up shop.

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  • Attracted by the high growth in the sector, global majors such as Sherwin-Williams Co., Nippon Paint Co. Ltd. and Jotun Paints have also set up shop.

    Shalimar Paints Owners To Divest Partly, Raise Funds Shraddha Nair 2011

  • '_Trembles Yggdrasil's ash yet standing; groans that ancient tree, and the Jotun Loki is loosed.

    CHAPTER 14 2010

  • He's also landed in the middle of a clash of Aesir and Jotun, and either side might kill him.

    Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: The Monsters Of Jotunheim - Edmond Hamilton Blue Tyson 2008

  • He's also landed in the middle of a clash of Aesir and Jotun, and either side might kill him.

    Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: King Of Stars - Edmond Hamilton Blue Tyson 2008

  • I take out Jotun and then you turn your back on me?!?!

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  • There's some industrial place near me called Jotun. But they have a penguin logo. Boy was he lost.

    October 28, 2015