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

• óbyggðir
• hálendi