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drapa

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

Usage examples of "drapa".

What hath been, what shall be, that the song profound Of Vala knows,--Time's lullaby, its drapa too.

When we reach a lord’s hall, make a drapa about what I wrought this day.

Much to the distress of the family, for it was universally considered that to become a drapa, a religious student, was at least acceptable to any family.

Much to the distress of the family, for it was univer­sally considered that to become a drapa, a religious stu­dent, was at least acceptable to any family.