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.
1682. J. Collins, Making Salt Eng., 99. Deer called Ellans as big as Oxen.
