elg

See also: ElG and ELG

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛlj/, [ɛlˀj]

Noun

elg c (singular definite elgen, plural indefinite elge)

1. elk, moose (Alces alces)

Inflection

Declension of elg

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

Synonyms

• elsdyr

Further reading

• elg on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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!

Derived terms

• elghund
• elgku
• elgokse

References

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

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

• elghund
• elgku
• elgokse

Etymology 2

Verb

elg

1. imperative of elgja

References

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

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

elg c

1. Obsolete spelling of älg.

Anagrams

• leg