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Edda

//ˈɛdə// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A collection of Old Norse poems and tales from two medieval manuscripts found in Iceland.

    "So likewise a day comes when the Runic Thor, with his Eddas, must withdraw into dimness; and many an African Mumbo-Jumbo and Indian Pawpaw be utterly abolished."

Noun
  1. 1
    either of two distinct works in Old Icelandic dating from the late 13th century and consisting of 34 mythological and heroic ballads composed between 800 and 1200; the primary source for Scandinavian mythology wordnet
  2. 2
    tropical starchy tuberous root wordnet

Etymology

Likely from Old Norse edda (“great-grandmother”).

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