elg

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. stort, gråbrunt hjortedyrdeer der hannen har store, skovlformede horn;
   Alces alces large, greyish-brown deerhjortedyr whose male has large, shovel-shaped antlers;
   Alces alces
   • elgen blir kalt skogens konge the elk is called the king of the forest
   • færre elger ble drept i trafikken i fjor fewer elk were killed on the roads last year
   • jeg så to elger løpe over veien I saw two elk run across the road
   brukt i ikke-tellelig betydning: used in an uncountable sense:

   • det er mye elg i skogen there are a lot of elk in the forest
2. kjøtt eller slakt av elg (1)an elk;
   elgkjøttelk meat meat or carcass of an elkelg (1);
   elk meatelgkjøtt
   • vi skal grille elg we are going to grill elk