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elg

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See also: ElG and ELG

Danish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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elg c (singular definite elgen, plural indefinite elge)

  1. elk, moose (Alces alces)

Inflection

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Further reading

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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elg

  1. imperative of elgja

References

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

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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elg c

  1. Obsolete spelling of älg.

Anagrams

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