Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frost giant

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables
frost -giant
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does frost giant mean?
A type of large, strong, and fearsome supernatural beings that live in cold and icy regions.
Where does frost giant come from?
Calque of Old Norse hrímþurs, from hrím (“rime, frost”) + þurs (“giant, troll”).

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