elgr

nafnorð, karlkyn

Merkingar

m., gen. elgs or elgjar, [Lat. alces; O. H. G. elah; Engl. elk], an elk, Gþl. 449, Fms. viii. 31, Fas. i. 54; elgja-gröf, f. an elk pit, a hunting term, D. N.; elgja-veiðr, f. hunting elks, Gþl. 448; elgjar-galgi, a, m., poët. ‘elks-gallow,’ the ice, as elks were hunted on the ice, Stor. 15; but some explain the phrase = tree, cp. Caes. Bell. Gall. vi. 27.

II.
deep pools of half-melted ice; akin to ólga, ylgr.

Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir

Skammstafanir

m.: karlkyn (e. masculine)
gen.: eignarfall (e. genitive)
Lat.: Latin.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
Engl.: English.
f.: kvenkyn (e. feminine)
poët.: poetically.
cp.: compare.

Tilvitnuð rit

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
Fas.: Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)
D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Stor.: Sona-torrek. (A. III.)