edda

edda

1. alternative form of ella

• “ella, illa, edda, idda” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

• IPA^(key): /ida/

edda

1. foot

 Edda on Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia

 Den eldre Edda on Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia

 Den yngre Edda on Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia

From Old Norse edda, thought to have meant “great-grandmother”. Also suggested to be related to óðr (“poem”).

edda f (definite singular edda, indefinite plural edder or eddor, definite plural eddene or eddone)

1. an Edda

   Den eldre edda ― The poetic Edda

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• IPA^(key): /ˈedːa/

edda f (genitive edda, plural eddu)

1. great-grandmother (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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• amma (“grandmother”)
• ái (“great-grandfather”)

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From Latin illa, feminine of ille, from Old Latin olle (feminine olla), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“beyond; other”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛɖɖa/

edda f (plural eddi, masculine eddu)

1. she
   • 1866, chapter XV, in Giovanni Spano, transl., L'ebagneliu sigundu S. Matteju ‎ (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), London, translation of Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, verse 27, page 60:

     Ma edda s’avvizinesi, e l’aduresi, dizendi: Signori, aggiuddami.

     But she came closer, and worshipped him, saying "Lord, help me!"

   • 1956, Salvator Ruju, “Ma nò la vogliu mari ”, in Agnireddu e Rusina; republished as Caterina Ruju, editor, Sassari véccia e nóba, Nuoro: Ilisso edizioni, 2001, →ISBN, page 77:

     Èdda è sèmpri cu la frébba
     candu noi passemu impari
     sott’a lu só balchòni.

     She’s always feverish, whenever we pass together under her balcony.

2. her
   • 1866, chapter IX, in Giovanni Spano, transl., L'ebagneliu sigundu S. Matteju ‎ (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), London, translation of Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, verse 18, page 30:

     Signori, la me’ figliola abalabà è molta: ma veni, poni la to’ manu sobbra edda, e vibarà.

     Lord, my daughter has just died. But come, place your hand upon her, and she will live.

   • 1956, Salvator Ruju, “Mamma tóia, Rusì ”, in Agnireddu e Rusina; republished as Caterina Ruju, editor, Sassari véccia e nóba, Nuoro: Ilisso edizioni, 2001, →ISBN, page 84:

     Parchì par’èdda éra un diliriu mannu,
     candu pudia abé calchi pïanta.

     Because it was a great joy for her whenever she could have some plant.

• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

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From Icelandic edda

edda c

1. an Edda

• edda in Svensk ordbok.

• Adde