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| Ed·da [ éddə ] |
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1. early 12C Norse poem collection: an early 13th-century collection of Old Norse poems
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2. 13C Norse treatise: a 13th-century collection compiled by Snorri Sturluson containing Norse myths, poems, and a treatise on poetry
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| [Late 17th century. Probably < Old Norse ōðr "spirit, mind, passion, song, poetry"] |
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 Ed·dic adjective |
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