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Edda

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Ed·da  (d)
n.
1. A collection of Old Norse poems, called the Elder or Poetic Edda, assembled in the early 13th century.
2. A manual of Icelandic poetry, called the Younger or Prose Edda, written by Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241).

[Old Norse.]

Eddic adj.

Edda [ˈɛdə]
n
1. (Literature / Poetry) Also called Elder Edda Poetic Edda a collection of mythological Old Norse poems made in the 12th century
2. (Myth & Legend / Norse Myth & Legend) Also called Younger Edda Prose Edda a treatise on versification together with a collection of Scandinavian myths, legends, and poems compiled by Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241), the Icelandic historian and poet
[Old Norse]
Eddaic  [ɛˈdeɪɪk] adj
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2.Edda - either of two distinct works in Old Icelandic dating from the late 13th century and consisting of 34 mythological and heroic ballads composed between 800 and 1200; the primary source for Scandinavian mythology
ballad, lay - a narrative poem of popular origin


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