Dictionary entry

Elance

Webster's Dictionary 1913

E‐lance″ (?), v. 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.

While thy unerring hand elanced... a dart. Prior.