Edda

¹ American  

[ed-uh] / ˈɛd ə /

Or Eda

noun

1. a female given name.

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Edda ² American  

[ed-uh] / ˈɛd ə /

noun

1. 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).

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Edda British  

/ ˈɛdə /

noun

1. Also called: Elder Edda, Poetic Edda. a collection of mythological Old Norse poems made in the 12th century

2. 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

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Other Word Forms

• Eddaic
  adjective
• Eddic
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of Edda

C18: Old Norse

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Example Sentences

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Edda

Edda Collins Coleman lives in Orinda, Calif., and is a managing director at Cogent Strategies, a government relations and public affairs firm in D.C.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 30, 2022

Edda and Lucila are household names in Miami, famous for their renowned vanilla rum cakes, a centerpiece at any large Latino family celebration.

From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2022

One day she chatted and laughed in the courtroom with Mexican actor Alejandro Edda, who played Guzmán in the Netflix series “Narcos: México.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2021

Now, she says that Edda had medical problems that were not disclosed.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2019

“But Edda, who would that be? Presumably everyone else who knows what happened is still in France.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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