elg

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse elgr ‎(“moose”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

elg c ( singular definite elgen, plural indefinite elge)

  1. elk, moose (Alces alces)

Inflection[edit]

Declension of elg
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative elg elgen elge elgene
genitive elgs elgens elges elgenes

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse elgr, from Proto-Germanic *elh-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- ‎(“red, brown”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

elg m (definite singular elgen, indefinite plural elger, definite plural elgene)

  1. elk (moose - Alces alces)
    En død elg ble sannsynligvis drept av ulv torsdag! (sentence error in an article by Aftenposten)‎
    A dead elk was probably killed by wolves on Thursday!

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse elgr, from Proto-Germanic *elh-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- ‎(“red, brown”). Akin to English elk.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

elg m (definite singular elgen, indefinite plural elgar, definite plural elgane)

  1. elk, moose (Alces alces)
    Ho spring som ein elg.‎
    She runs like an elk.
    • 1861, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, "Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860":
      At skjota den staute Elg paa ein pynteleg Maate den Tid af Aaret der er Lov til, kann so vera, endaa dette ogso er armt og raatt; […]
      To shoot the handsome elk in a proper way at the permitted time of the year, is one thing, even though this is also petty and cruel; […]

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • “elg” in The Ordnett Dictionary
  • “elg” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

elg

  1. Obsolete spelling of älg
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