frost giant

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frost giant

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Calque of Old Norse hrímþurs, from hrím (“rime, frost”) + þurs (“giant, troll”).

noun frost giants

Norse A type of large, strong, and fearsome supernatural beings that live in cold and icy regions. There were frost giants and mountain giants at Balder's funeral[.]

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@misc{frost_giant_2026,
  title = {frost giant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/frost%20giant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}