ólöglegum

ólöglegum is the dative plural form of the Icelandic adjective ólöglegur, meaning illegal. In Icelandic, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number and case. When the noun is in the dative plural, the adjective takes the form ólöglegum. This inflection is common in legal, administrative and policy texts where multiple nouns in the dative plural are described as illegal.

Etymology and form: The word ólöglegur combines ó- (not) with löglegur (legal, lawful), yielding the sense “illegal.” The dative plural form, used with dative-marked nouns, is ólöglegum, reflecting standard Icelandic adjective declension patterns for plural nouns in the dative case.

Usage: ólöglegum is not a separate concept but a grammatical inflection. It describes items, actions or categories that are illegal within a given legal framework. It may appear in phrases such as ólöglegum aðgerðum (illegal actions) or ólöglegum förem væum (illegal items) when the noun is in dative plural.

See also:

- Ólöglegur

- Lög

- Illegality (in a broader legal context)