elg
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse elgr (“moose”), from Proto-Germanic *elh-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“red, brown”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛlj/, [ɛlˀj]
Inflection
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”).
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
- 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)
- 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
Verb
elg
- imperative of elgja
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