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Complete Definition of "drapa"

English

Etymology
From Old Norse drápa.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�dr�:p�/

Noun
en-noun|drapur

  1. A heroid, laudatory verse form in old Icelandic, popular between the 10th and 13th centuries and featuring a refrain

#:*1997: Egil composed a drapa in praise of the king which includes the following verse � �Egil's Saga�, tr. Bernard Scudder, The Sagas of Icelanders (Penguin 2001, p. 91)

Alternative spellings
drápa

fr:drapa
ru:drapa

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