Suttung

[ soo t-too ng ]

/ ˈsʊt tʊŋ /

noun Scandinavian Mythology.

one of the Jotun, who for a time was the owner of the mead of poetry, guarded by his daughter Gunnlod, who lost a portion of it to Odin when he seduced her.

Example sentences from the Web for suttung

Suttung defrauded, of his drink bereft, and Gunnlod made to weep!

The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson |Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson
Odin sought lodgings for the night at the house of the giant Bauge, who was a brother of Suttung.

The Younger Edda |Snorre
Hence poetry is indifferently called Kvasir's blood, Suttung's mead, the dwarf's ransom, etc.

The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson |Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson
But her cave was hidden far away in the centre of the mountain, and none but Suttung knew how to find the entrance.

Told by the Northmen: |E. M. [Ethel Mary] Wilmot-Buxton

Suttung also put on an eagle's plumage, and33 a wonderful chase began.

In The Days of Giants |Abbie Farwell Brown

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Suttung

noun Scandinavian Mythology.

Example sentences from the Web for suttung