"drapa" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɹɑːpə/ Forms: drapur [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːpə Etymology: 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 Synonyms: drápa
    Sense id: en-drapa-en-noun-NbK9dZ0G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse drápa.",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1997, Bernard Scudder (tranlator), Egil's Saga, in The Sagas of Icelanders (Penguin 2001, p. 91)",
          "text": "Egil composed a drapa in praise of the king which includes the following verse"
        }
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        {
          "word": "drápa"
        }
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈdɹɑːpə/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑːpə"
    }
  ],
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  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse drápa.",
  "forms": [
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    }
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