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Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]FromOld Norseelgr(“moose”),fromProto-Germanic*elh-,fromProto-Indo-European*h₁el-(“red, brown”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]elgc(singular definiteelgen,plural indefiniteelge)
Inflection
[edit]Declension ofelg
Synonyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]elgon the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipediada
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]FromOld Norseelgr,fromProto-Germanic*elh-,fromProto-Indo-European*h₁el-(“red, brown”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]elgm(definite singularelgen,indefinite pluralelger,definite pluralelgene)
- elk(moose-Alces alces)
- En dødelgble sannsynligvis drept av ulv torsdag! (sentence error in an article byAftenposten)
- A dead elk was probably killed by wolves on Thursday!
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “elg”inThe Ordnett Dictionary
- “elg”inThe Bokmål Dictionary.
- Siterte sitater
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]FromOld Norseelgr,fromProto-Germanic*elh-,fromProto-Indo-European*h₁el-(“red, brown”).Akin toEnglishelk.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key):/ɛlɡ/,/ɛɽɡ/,[ɛɽɡ],[ælɡ],[ɛɽɡ],[æɽɡ]
- (East Norway)IPA(key):/ɛɽj/,[æɽj]
- Rhymes:-ɛlɡ,-ɛɽɡ,-ɛɽj
Noun
[edit]elgm(definite singularelgen,indefinite pluralelgar,definite pluralelgane)
- elk,moose(Alces alces)
- Ho spring som einelg.
- She runs like an elk.
- 1861,Aasmund Olavsson Vinje,Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860:
- At skjota den stauteElgpaa ein pynteleg Maate den Tid af Aaret der er Lov til, kann so vera, endaa dette ogso er armt og raatt;[…]
- To shoot the handsomeelkin a proper way at the permitted time of the year, is one thing, even though this is also petty and cruel;[…]
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Verb
[edit]elg
References
[edit]Swedish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]elgc
Anagrams
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