drapa

drapa

See also: dräpa

English

Alternative forms

• drápa

Etymology

From Old Norse drápa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɹɑːpə/

Noun

drapa (plural drapur)

1. 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 —

Anagrams

• DARPA, padar

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French

Verb

drapa

1. third-person singular past historic of draper

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Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• drapjo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdrapa]

Verb

drapa

1. third-person singular present of drapaś

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• drapene

Noun

drapa n

1. definite plural of drap

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

drapa n

1. definite plural of drap