† ˈetenish Obs.
Forms: 1 eoten-, etonisc, 3 ȝeteniss.
[f. eten + isc, -ish.]
Gigantic.
| a 1000 Beowulf 1559 He..ᵹeseah on searwum siᵹe eadiᵹ bil eald sweord eotenisc. Ibid. 2616 And his maᵹum atbær brun faᵹne helm hringde byrnan eald sweord etonisc. c 1250 Gen. & Ex. 3715 Ȝetenisse men ben in ebron. |