Eddic
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Relating to the poems in the Old Norse Edda
- adjective
- /ˈɛdɪk/
- Literature
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eddico
- The stories of creation in Norse mythology are often derived from Eddic poetry.
Examples
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Scholars analyze the Eddic verses to understand ancient Norse culture and beliefs.
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To appreciate the nuances of Old Norse literature, one must study the Eddic texts carefully.
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He is an immensely useful character to eddic poets, however.
Academic text (2018)
Surface Forms
Eddic positive
Morphology
Eddic = Edda (transparent) = Edda + ic
Formed by adding the productive adjectival suffix '-ic' to the proper name 'Edda', so 'relating to the Edda' is directly predictable.
Etymology
Eddic comes from the Old Norse name Edda, the title given to collections of old Norse poems. One popular idea is that Edda comes from edda meaning 'great-grandmother', or from the Iceland place Oddi, and so Eddic means 'relating to those old, traditional Norse poems'.
