elgur

 

From Old Norse elgr, from Proto-Germanic *algiz.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛlkʊɹ/

elgur m (genitive singular elgs, plural elgar)

1. (North America) moose, (British) elk: an animal of the species Alces alces, the largest member of the deer family, Cervidae

• elgsdýr

• reindýr
• hjørtur
• bjørn
• villsvín
• bævur
• úlvur
• geypa
• revur
• hara
• íkorni

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛlkʏr/
• Rhymes: -ɛlkʏr

From Old Norse elgr, from Proto-Germanic *algiz.

elgur m (genitive singular elgs or elgjar, nominative plural elgir)

1. moose, elk

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

elgur m (genitive singular elgs, no plural)

1. slush (mixture of snow and water)

• krapaelgur (“wet slush”)