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Webster 1913 Edition

Elance

E-lance′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Elanced
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Elancing
.]
[F.
élancer
, OF.
eslancier
; pref.
es-
(L.
ex
) + F.
lancer
to dart, throw, fr.
lance
.]
To throw as a lance; to hurl; to dart.
[R.]
While thy unerring hand
elanced
. . . a dart.
Prior.

Webster 1828 Edition

Elance

EL'ANCE

,
Verb.
T.
To throw or shoot; to hurl; to dart.
While thy unerring hand elanced--a dart.

Definition 2024

elance

elance

See also: élancé and élance

English

Verb

elance ‎(third-person singular simple present elances, present participle elancing, simple past and past participle elanced)

  1. (transitive, archaic) To throw like a lance; to hurl.
    While thy unerring hand elanced […] a dart. — Prior.

Etymology

From French élancer (Old French eslancier), from es- (Latin ex) + French lancer ‎(“to dart, throw”), from lance.

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