ölvaður

Icelandic

Etymology

From öl. See also the related að ölva (“to inebriate”).

Adjective

ölvaður (comparative ölvaðri, superlative ölvaðastur)

1. intoxicated, drunk, inebriated

Synonyms

• fullur
• drukkinn
• ölvi (archaic)
• kenndur (“tipsy”) (dated)

Related terms

• ölvun
• ofurölvi (“dead drunk”)

Further reading

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