Crossword Clue: Old Norse poetry collection
Here's the answer to the Old Norse poetry collection crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: EDDA
The answer to "Old Norse poetry collection" is EDDA. Edda runs 4 letters — 2 vowels and 2 consonants — opening with E and closing on A. In a grid it fills a 4-square slot whose letters are each shared with a crossing word, so the intersections do a lot of the heavy lifting when the clue itself is tough.
Origin & meaning
The Eddas are medieval Icelandic works preserving Norse mythology and poetry. The doubled-D E-D-D-A is a distinctive crossword literary reference.
Common usage
You'll see EDDA in grids regularly — its 4-letter, 2 vowels shape is exactly what setters need to bridge trickier entries. When one intersecting letter is already in place, especially the E or A, EDDA tends to fall fast.
Crossword trivia
Short answers like EDDA are the connective tissue of a crossword. You'll meet EDDA again and again, and recognizing it instantly is one of the quiet skills that separates fast solvers from slow ones.
Stuck on this clue?
The fastest way past a stubborn clue like this one is the grid itself: pencil in the easy crossing answers first, and EDDA will often be the only word that fits the letters you already have.
This clue in different puzzles
The clue "Old Norse poetry collection" is just one way to arrive at EDDA. Across different puzzles and editors you may see the same answer clued as "Source of Norse myths". Recognizing that a single answer can wear many clues is one of the fastest ways to level up as a solver.
Example sentences
- "Once the E was confirmed by the crossing word, EDDA was the only entry that fit."
- "A 4-letter slot and a clue like 'Old Norse poetry collection'? That's EDDA nine times out of ten."
- "I second-guessed it, but the crossing answers confirmed EDDA was right."