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

Derived Forms

• Eddaic
  adjective
• Eddic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Edda

C18: Old Norse

Example Sentences

Workers on the nearby Edda used rescue baskets attached to cranes to try and pluck their friends and colleagues from the waves, while ships and helicopters tried to snatch people to safety.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2024

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

“You know, we were in survival mode for a while,” said her mother, Edda Mellas, a teacher.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 22, 2021

The same day, he grinned broadly at audience member Alejandro Edda, the Mexican actor who plays Guzman in the Netflix drama “Narcos.”

From Reuters • Feb. 12, 2019

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 "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton