öfgar
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From öfugur.
Noun
[edit]öfgar f pl (plural only, genitive plural öfga)
- extremes, that which is excessive and beyond reason
- exaggeration
- Synonym: ýkjur
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- öfgafullur, öfgafenginn, öfgakenndur
- öfgamaður (“extremist”)
Further reading
[edit]- “öfgar” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)