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drapa
drapa
See also: dräpa
English
Noun
drapa (plural drapur)
- A heroic, laudatory verse form in old Icelandic, popular between the 10th and 13th centuries and featuring a refrain
- 1997, Bernard Scudder (tranlator), Egil's Saga, in The Sagas of Icelanders (Penguin 2001, p. 91)
- Egil composed a drapa in praise of the king which includes the following verse —
- 1997, Bernard Scudder (tranlator), Egil's Saga, in The Sagas of Icelanders (Penguin 2001, p. 91)
Alternative forms
- drápa
Anagrams
Lower Sorbian
Alternative forms
- drapjo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdrapa]
Verb
drapa
- third-person singular present of drapaś