Meaning of elg | Babel Free

Definitions

1. elk (moose - Alces alces)
   masculine
2. a male given name from Old Norse, meaning “elk”
   masculine
3. elk, moose (Alces alces)
   masculine

Examples

“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!

“Ho spring som ein elg.”

She runs like an elk.

“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; […]