Edda

Likely from Old Norse edda (“great-grandmother”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Judging by Wikipedia, opinions are divided

Edda

1. A collection of Old Norse poems and tales from two medieval manuscripts found in Iceland.
   • 1831, Thomas Carlyle, “Symbols”, in Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh. […], London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, book third, page 155:

     So likewise a day comes when the Runic Thor, with his Eddas, must withdraw into dimness; and many an African Mumbo-Jumbo and Indian Pawpaw be utterly abolished.

• Eddaic
• Eddic
• Poetic Edda
• Prose Edda

• Dade, adde, dade, dead

Edda f

1. a female given name

Matronymics

• son of Edda: Edduson
• daughter of Edda: Eddudóttir

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Edda

1. (Norse mythology) Edda
2. a female given name, shortened from Germanic compound names beginning with Ed- or Edel-

Edda f

1. a female given name

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛd.da/
• Rhymes: -ɛdda
• Hyphenation: Èd‧da

Edda f

1. (Norse mythology) Edda