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From Old Norse ǫfigr, ǫfugr, afigr.

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öfugur (comparative öfugri, superlative öfugastur)

  1. turning or facing the wrong way, reversed, inverted
    Synonym: gagnstæður
  2. backwards
  3. the wrong way around
    Synonym: umsnúinn
  4. wrong
    Synonyms: rangur, skakkur
  5. back to front, inside out or upside down
    Synonym: úthverfur
  6. queer, homosexual
    Synonym: samkynhneigður

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