drápa

Old Norse

Etymology

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Noun

drápa f

  1. (poetry) drapa; a skaldic poem with a refrain (stef)

Declension

Declension of drápa (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative drápa drápan drápur drápurnar
accusative drápu drápuna drápur drápurnar
dative drápu drápunni drápum drápunum
genitive drápu drápunnar drápa drápanna

Coordinate terms

  • stef (“refrain”)
  • upphaf (“beginning of poem”)
  • slǿmr (“end of poem”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: drápa
  • → English: drapa
  • → Swedish: dråpa, drapa (learned)

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