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单词 Edda
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Definition of Edda in English:

Edda

proper nounˈɛdəˈedə
  • Either of two 13th-century Icelandic books, the Elder or Poetic Edda (a collection of Old Norse poems on Norse legends) and the Younger or Prose Edda (a handbook to Icelandic poetry by Snorri Sturluson). The Eddas are the chief source of knowledge of Scandinavian mythology.

Origin

Either from the name of a character in the Old Norse poem Rigsthul, or from Old Norse óthr 'poetry'.

Rhymes

bedder, cheddar, Enzedder, header, Kedah, shedder, shredder, spreader, tedder, threader, treader, Vedda
 
 

Definition of Edda in US English:

Edda

proper nounˈedə
  • Either of two 13th-century Icelandic books, the Elder or Poetic Edda (a collection of Old Norse poems on Norse legends) and the Younger or Prose Edda (a handbook to Icelandic poetry by Snorri Sturluson). The Eddas are the chief source of knowledge of Scandinavian mythology.

Origin

Either from the name of a character in the Old Norse poem Rigsthul, or from Old Norse óthr ‘poetry’.

 
 
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