eyðimörk

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse eyðimǫrk. Equivalent to eyða (to destroy, to abort) +‎ mörk (a forest). Compare auður (empty, deserted).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

eyðimörk f (genitive singular eyðimerkur, nominative plural eyðimerkur)

  1. desert
  2. wasteland

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