Etymology

drapa

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Today it means: A heroic, laudatory verse form in old Icelandic, popular between the 10th and 13th centuries and featuring a refrain Full definition →

Old Norse drápa
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  1. Old Norse · borrowed fromdrápa
  2. Old Norse · borrowed fromdrápa
  3. English todaydrapa

Borrowed from Old Norse drápa.

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