Edda en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛdə/
Etymology
Likely from Old Norse edda (“great-grandmother”).
Meanings
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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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| the Edda | canonical | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Eddaic · Snorri's Edda · Eddic · Poetic Edda · Prose Edda
Translations (5)
de Edda (Translations) · fr Edda (Translations) · nds Edda (Translations) · sv edda (Translations) · ca Edda (Translations)