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edda

/ˈɛdə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
ed-da
IPA
/ˈɛdə/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

the Edda (canonical) Eddas (plural)

Derived Forms

Eddaic Eddic

Phrases

Poetic Edda Prose Edda Snorri's Edda

Synonyms

taro taro root cocoyam dasheen

Questions

How do you pronounce edda?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛdə/.
What does edda mean?
A collection of Old Norse poems and tales from two medieval manuscripts found in Iceland.
Where does edda come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce edda

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