elg
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse elgr, from Proto-Germanic *elh-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“red, brown”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æɽj/, /ɛlɡ/
- Rhymes: -æɽj, -ɛlɡ
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
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse elgr, from Proto-Germanic *elh-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“red, brown”). Akin to English elk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛlɡ/
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
- elghund
- elgku
- elgokse
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