Obs. rare. Also eillond. [OE. ęlland, f. ęl- (:—OTeut. *aljo- other) + LAND; cf. OS. elilendi adj. foreign, OHG. ali-, elilanti foreign, of another country, hence wretched (mod.G. elena). (The spelling is perh. due to confusion with eiland ISLAND.)] A foreign land.
Beowulf, 3020 (Gr.). Eorl … sceal … el land tredan.
a. 1300. Cursor M., 2189. Til eillandes þir þam drou.
