Old English · noun
eolh
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /e͜olx/[e͜oɫx]
- Syllables
- e͜olx (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- elkalceslargestukalces alcesmooseks
Meaning
-
elk (UK), moose (US) (the largest member of the deer family; Alces alces)
-
the runic character (/ks/)
seċġ eard hæfþ oftust on fenne...
Elk-sedge has its home most often in the fen...
The Old English rune poem
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *elh, from Proto-Germanic *elhaz.
Descendants
elk
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