Danish

Noun

elg c (singular definite elgen, plural indefinite elge)

1. elk, moose (Alces alces)

Inflection

Synonyms

• elsdyr

External links

• 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/
• Rhymes: -æɽj, -ɛlg

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 / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

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.

Derived terms

• elghund
• elgku
• elgokse

References

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

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

elg

1. Obsolete spelling of älg