† ˈellan Obs.
[a. Fr. élan, a. Ger. elend; the Ger. word has been adopted through Du. in different sense as eland.]
The Elk (Alces malchis).
| 1613 Purchas Pilgr. I. viii. iv. 630 [Newfoundland and Nova Francia] The Ellan, Deare, Stagge, and Beare, are their game. c 1682 J. Collins Making Salt in Eng. 99 Deer called Ellans as big as Oxen. |