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, ɛˈdeɪɪk /

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

Etymology

Origin of Edda

C18: Old Norse

Example Sentences

“We knew him from school. This is Theo, and I’m Edda St. James.”

From Literature

“Are you ready, Edda? It’s nearly four a.m.”

From Literature

I have not gone to it, however, for my story, but to the Elder Edda, where the love and death of Sigurd and Brynhild and Gudrun are the subject of a number of the poems.

From Literature

The Elder Edda is much the more important of the two.

From Literature

“It’s my fault that Edda didn’t give any advance notice,” he continues.

From Literature