öræfi

Icelandic
The Icelandic highlands

Alternative forms
  • örhæfi (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Noun

öræfi n pl (plurale tantum)

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

Usage notes

Öræfi is also a region in South-Eastern Iceland.

See also
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