Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun edda
2 senses of edda
Sense 1
taro, taro root, cocoyam, dasheen, edda -- (tropical starchy tuberous root)
=> root vegetable -- (any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers)
Sense 2
Edda -- (either of two distinct works in Old Icelandic dating from the late 13th century and consisting of 34 mythological and heroic ballads composed between 800 and 1200; the primary source for Scandinavian mythology)
=> ballad, lay -- (a narrative poem of popular origin)