Dead funny Icelandic works (4)
I believe the answer is:
edda
'icelandic works' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.
'dead funny' is the wordplay.
'funny' is an anagram indicator.
'dead' anagrammed gives 'EDDA'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for edda that I've seen before include "Collection of myths" , "Foreign literature" , "Ancient Icelandic writings" , "book of poems" , "Collection of Norse poems" .)