| See under Edda. |
[ed-uh] 
| 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). |
[e-dey-ik] , adjective 
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