öræfi

Icelandic

Alternative forms

  • örhæfi (obsolete)

Etymology

From öróf, from örhóf (“immense; large quantity”), from ör- (“devoid of”) +‎ hóf (“moderation”).

Noun

öræfi n pl (plural only, genitive plural öræfa)

  1. the vast uninhabited and barren wilderness (typically the barren highlands of Iceland)

Usage notes

Öræfi is also a region in South-Eastern Iceland.

Declension

Declension of öræfi (pl-only neuter)
plural
indefinite definite
nominative öræfi öræfin
accusative öræfi öræfin
dative öræfum öræfunum
genitive öræfa öræfanna

See also

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