öræfi
Icelandic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From öróf, from örhóf (“immense; large quantity”), from ör- (“devoid of”) + hóf (“moderation”).
Noun edit
öræfi n pl (plurale tantum)
- the vast uninhabited and barren wilderness (typically the barren highlands of Iceland)
Usage notes edit
Öræfi is also a region in South-Eastern Iceland.