Ancient work that describes the sacred tree Yggdrasil

I believe the answer is:

edda

(Other definitions for edda that I've seen before include "Icelandic myth collection" , "Old Icelandic book" , "Norse poem collection" , "Icelandic poems" , "Ancient Icelandic writings" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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