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- Old Norse · calque ofhrímþurs
- English todayfrost giant
Calque of Old Norse hrímþurs, from hrím (“rime, frost”) + þurs (“giant, troll”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
frost giant
Today it means: A type of large, strong, and fearsome supernatural beings that live in cold and icy regions. Full definition →
Old Norse hrímþurs