Old Norse

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Etymology

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

Noun

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elgr m

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

Declension

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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

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Descendants

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

Further reading

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  1. page/110 Internet Archive]