"Edda" meaning in English

See Edda in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɛdə/ Forms: the Edda [canonical], Eddas [plural]
Etymology: Likely from Old Norse edda (“great-grandmother”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|non|edda||great-grandmother}} Old Norse edda (“great-grandmother”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|+|def=1}} the Edda (plural Eddas)
  1. A collection of Old Norse poems and tales from two medieval manuscripts found in Iceland. Derived forms: Eddaic, Eddic, Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, Snorri's Edda Translations (Translations): Edda [feminine] (Catalan), Edda [feminine] (French), Edda [feminine] (German), Edda (Low German), edda [common-gender] (Swedish)

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