Younger Edda

Variant of Edda

Edda definition

Edda (ed′ə)

noun

either of two early Icelandic literary works:
  1. the Prose (or Younger) Edda (c. 1230), a summary of Norse mythology with two treatises on skaldic poetry, attributed to Snorri Sturluson
  2. the Poetic (or Elder) Edda, a collection (made c. 1200) of Old Norse poetry

Etymology: ON

Related Forms:

  • Eddic Ed′·dic (ed′ik) adjective or Eddaic Ed·da′ic (e dā′ik, i-)

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