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)

Further reading

• Kari Ellen Gade 2012, ‘Formal structures in Old Norse poetry: stanzas and poems’ in Diana Whaley (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. lxvii-lxix.