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

• IPA(key): /ɛlj/, [ɛlˀj]

elg c (singular definite elgen, plural indefinite elge)

1. elk, moose (Alces alces)

• elsdyr
• elg on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da

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

• IPA(key): /æɽj/, /ɛlɡ/
• (Fredrikstad) IPA(key): [æɽj]
• Rhymes: -æɽj, -ɛlɡ

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!

• elghund
• elgku
• elgokse
• “elg” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “elg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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From Old Norse elgr, from Proto-Germanic *elh-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“red, brown”). Akin to English elk.

• IPA(key): /ɛlɡ/, /ɛɽɡ/, [ɛɽɡ], [ælɡ], [ɛɽɡ], [æɽɡ]
• (East Norway) IPA(key): /ɛɽj/, [æɽj]
• Rhymes: -ɛlɡ, -ɛɽɡ, -ɛɽj

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; […]

• elghund
• elgku
• elgokse

elg

1. imperative of elgja

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

elg c

1. Obsolete spelling of älg.

• leg