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Ed⋅da

  [ed-uh]
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–noun
either of two old Icelandic literary works, one a collection of poems on mythical and religious subjects (Elder Edda or Poetic Edda) erroneously attributed to Saemund Sigfusson (c1055–1133), the other a collection of ancient Scandinavian myths and legends, rules and theories of versification, poems, etc. (Younger Edda or Prose Edda), compiled and written in part by Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241).
Related forms:
Eddic, Ed⋅da⋅ic  [e-dey-ik] , adjective
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Ed·da   (ěd'ə)   
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.]
Ed'dic adj.
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Word Origin & History

Edda 
1771, by some identified with the name of the old woman in the O.N. poem "Rigsþul," by others derived from O.N. oðr "spirit, mind, passion, song, poetry" (cognate with O.Ir. faith "poet," L. vates "seer, soothsayer;" see wood (adj.)). It is the name given to two Icelandic books, the first a miscellany of poetry, mythology, and grammar by Snorri Sturluson (d.1241), since 1642 called the Younger or Prose Edda; and a c.1200 collection of ancient Gmc. poetry and religious tales, called the Elder or Poetic Edda.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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