öfgar

Icelandic

Etymology

From öfugur.

Noun

öfgar f pl (plurale tantum)

1. extremes, that which is excessive and beyond reason
2. exaggeration

   Synonym: ýkjur

Declension

declension of öfgar

f-s1	plural
	indefinite	definite
nominative	öfgar	öfgarnar
accusative	öfgar	öfgarnar
dative	öfgum	öfgunum
genitive	öfga	öfganna

Derived terms

• öfgafullur, öfgafenginn, öfgakenndur
• öfgamaður (“extremist”)

Further reading

• “öfgar” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)