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Poetic Edda

Poetic Edda proper noun: a collection of Old Norse poems, songs, and some prose, containing stories about the Norse gods and legendary heroes.

Proper noun

the Poetic Edda

  1. A collection of Old Norse poems, songs, and some prose, containing stories about the Norse gods and legendary heroes.

Questions about Poetic Edda

What does Poetic Edda mean?
Poetic Edda means a collection of Old Norse poems, songs, and some prose, containing stories about the Norse gods and legendary heroes.
What part of speech is Poetic Edda?
Poetic Edda is a proper noun.

Words near Poetic Edda in the dictionary

  1. poetesses
  2. poetette
  3. poetettes
  4. poethood
  5. poetic
  6. Poetic Edda
  7. poetic justice
  8. poetic licence
  9. poetic license
  10. poetical
  11. poetical justice

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