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Edda

/ˈɛdə/

Edda proper noun: a collection of Old Norse poems and tales from two medieval manuscripts found in Iceland.

Proper noun

the Edda (plural Eddas)

  1. A collection of Old Norse poems and tales from two medieval manuscripts found in Iceland.
    • So likewise a day comes when the Runic Thor, with his Eddas, must withdraw into dimness; and many an African Mumbo-Jumbo and Indian Pawpaw be utterly abolished.1831, Thomas Carlyle, “Symbols”, in Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh. […], London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, 3rd book, page 155

Forms of Edda

pluralEddas

Origin of Edda

Likely from Old Norse edda (“great-grandmother”).

Words formed from Edda

Questions about Edda

What does Edda mean?
Edda means a collection of Old Norse poems and tales from two medieval manuscripts found in Iceland.
What part of speech is Edda?
Edda is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Edda?
Edda is pronounced /ˈɛdə/.

Words near Edda in the dictionary

  1. EDCing
  2. EDCs
  3. EDCT
  4. EDD
  5. edd.
  6. Edda
  7. Eddaic
  8. Eddas
  9. edder
  10. eddered
  11. eddering

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