Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A collection of Old Norse poems, called the Elder or Poetic Edda, assembled in the early 1200s.
- noun A manual of Icelandic poetry, called the Younger or Prose Edda, written by Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241).
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A book written (in prose) by Snorri Sturluson (born about 1178, died by assassination 1241), containing the old mythological lore of Scandinavia and the old artificial rules for verse-making; also, a collection of ancient Icelandic poems.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The religious or mythological book of the old Scandinavian tribes of German origin, containing two collections of Sagas (legends, myths) of the old northern gods and heroes.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A
collection ofOld Norse poems and tales from twomedieval manuscripts found inIceland .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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
- noun tropical starchy tuberous root
Etymologies
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The Elder or Poetic Edda is far more challenging, but it is one of the references Snorri often uses in relating his own tales.
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Foto-Mosaik-Edda is a powerful tool for creating impressive, detailed, finely-tuned photo mosaics.
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The name Edda was a version of her mother's name Ella.
Perfumes for Imaginary Encounters. Second Installment Marina Geigert 2007
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This use of the word Edda is incorrect and unhistorical, though convenient and sanctioned by the use of several centuries.
The Edda, Volume 1 The Divine Mythology of the North, Popular Studies in Mythology, Romance, and Folklore, No. 12 L. Winifred Faraday
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Amos Cottles translation of the Edda is published, & I have brought over a copy for you. you know it was my intention to write him some lines that might be prefixed, & perhaps sell some half dozen copies among my friends. you will find them there.
Letter 269 1797
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But the poem in the Edda is the oldest connected form of the story.
The Edda, Volume 2 The Heroic Mythology of the North, Popular Studies in Mythology, Romance, and Folklore, No. 13 L. Winifred Faraday
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The elder Edda, which is the fountain of the mythology, consists of old songs and ballads, which had come down from an immemorial past in the mouths of the people, but were first collected and committed to writing by
Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology James Freeman Clarke 1849
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In the "Edda" this accomplishment is singled out for special praise:
Harper's Young People, January 27, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Various
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In the prose "Edda," the dwarfs tell a monstrous fib, when they pretend that Kvasir, the inventor of poetry, has been suffocated by his own wisdom.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 Various
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The first of these is the poetic or older "Edda", also called Saemund's "Edda", as it was assigned to the celebrated Icelandic scholar Saemundr Sigfusson.
The Nibelungenlied Daniel Bussier Shumway
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