elg

See also:ElGandELG

Danish

Etymology

FromOld Norseelgr(“moose”),fromProto-Germanic*elh-,fromProto-Indo-European*h₁el-(“red, brown”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɛlj/,[ɛlˀj]

Noun

elgc(singular definiteelgen,plural indefiniteelge)

1. elk,moose(Alces alces)

Inflection

Declension ofelg

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

Synonyms

• elsdyr

Further reading

• elgon the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia^da

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

FromOld Norseelgr,fromProto-Germanic*elh-,fromProto-Indo-European*h₁el-(“red, brown”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/æɽj/,/ɛlɡ/
• (Fredrikstad)IPA^(key):[æɽj]
• Rhymes:-æɽj,-ɛlɡ

Noun

elgm(definite singularelgen,indefinite pluralelger,definite pluralelgene)

1. 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

• elghund
• elgku
• elgokse

References

• “elg”inThe Ordnett Dictionary
• “elg”inThe Bokmål Dictionary.
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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

FromOld Norseelgr,fromProto-Germanic*elh-,fromProto-Indo-European*h₁el-(“red, brown”).Akin toEnglishelk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɛlɡ/,/ɛɽɡ/,[ɛɽɡ],[ælɡ],[ɛɽɡ],[æɽɡ]
• (East Norway)IPA^(key):/ɛɽj/,[æɽj]
• Rhymes:-ɛlɡ,-ɛɽɡ,-ɛɽj

Noun

elgm(definite singularelgen,indefinite pluralelgar,definite pluralelgane)

1. 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

• elghund
• elgku
• elgokse

Etymology 2

Verb

elg

1. imperativeofelgja

References

• “elg”inThe Ordnett Dictionary
• “elg”inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

elgc

1. Obsoletespelling ofälg.

Anagrams

• leg