elg
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse elgr (“moose”).
Pronunciation
Noun
elg c (singular definite elgen, plural indefinite elge)
Inflection
Declension of elg
Synonyms
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
Noun
elg m (definite singular elgen, indefinite plural elger, definite plural elgene)
- 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
References
- “elg” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “elg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse elgr, from Proto-Germanic *elh-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“red, brown”). Akin to English elk.
Pronunciation
Noun
elg m (definite singular elgen, indefinite plural elgar, definite plural elgane)
- 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; […]
- 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; […]
Derived terms
References
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Noun
elg
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