drapa

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/ˈdɹɑːpə/

noun

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

OriginOld Norse drápa →
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Meanings

noundrapa (plural drapur)

plural drapur · alternative drápa

  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 verse

    1997, Bernard Scudder (tranlator), Egil's Saga, in The Sagas of Icelanders (Penguin 2001, p. 91)

Origin

  1. Old Norsedrápa
  2. Old Norsedrápa
  3. Englishdrapa

Borrowed from Old Norse drápa.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with drapa

papatapacome to papa
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Anagrams

padar
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APA

drapa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drapa

MLA

“drapa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drapa. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drapa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drapa.

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