elgr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *algiz, from Proto-Indo-European *el- (“red, brown”).

Noun

elgr m

  1. (North America) moose, (British) elk

Declension

  Declension of elgr (strong i-stem, s-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative elgr elgrinn elgir elgirnir
accusative elg elginn elgi elgina
dative elg elginum elgjum elgjunum
genitive elgs elgsins elgja elgjanna

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: elgur
  • Faroese: elgur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: elg; (dialectal) alg
  • Old Swedish: ælgher
  • Danish: elg, ⇒ elsdyr
    • Norwegian Bokmål: elg

References

  • “elgr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Entry "elgr" on page 111 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).
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