"drapa" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɹɑːpə/ Forms: drapur [plural], drápa [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɑːpə Etymology: Etymology tree Old Norse drápabor. English drapa Borrowed from Old Norse drápa. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|non:drápa|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Old Norse drápabor. English drapa [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Old Norse", "term" : "drápa", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "non" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "drapa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="drapa"> Borrowed from Old Norse drápa. Head templates: {{en-noun|drapur}} drapa (plural drapur)
  1. A heroic, laudatory verse form in old Icelandic, popular between the 10th and 13th centuries and featuring a refrain
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Inflected forms

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