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drapa

/ˈdɹɑːpə/

drapa noun: a heroic, laudatory verse form in old Icelandic, popular between the 10th and 13th centuries and featuring a refrain.

Noun

drapa (plural drapur)

  1. A heroic, laudatory verse form in old Icelandic, popular between the 10th and 13th centuries and featuring a refrain
    • Egil composed a drapa in praise of the king which includes the following verse1997, Bernard Scudder (tranlator), Egil's Saga, in The Sagas of Icelanders (Penguin 2001, p. 91)

Forms of drapa

pluraldrapur
alternative formdrápa

Origin of drapa

Borrowed from Old Norse drápa.

Words that rhyme with drapa

Questions about drapa

What does drapa mean?
Drapa means a heroic, laudatory verse form in old Icelandic, popular between the 10th and 13th centuries and featuring a refrain.
What part of speech is drapa?
Drapa is a noun.
How do you pronounce drapa?
Drapa is pronounced /ˈdɹɑːpə/.
What is the plural of drapa?
The plural of drapa is drapur.

Words near drapa in the dictionary

  1. dranyen
  2. dranyens
  3. drap
  4. drap d'été
  5. drap de Berry
  6. drapa
  7. drapabilities
  8. drapability
  9. drapable
  10. drape
  11. drape off

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