ELANCE

Etymology

Verb

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

(transitive, archaic) To throw like a lance; to hurl.

Anagrams

• Celena, canelé, cleane, enlace

Source: Wiktionary

E*lance", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elanced; p. pr. & vb. n. Elancing.] Etym: [F. élancer, OF. eslancier; pref. es- (L. ex) + F. lancer to dart, throw, fr. lance.]

Definition: To throw as a lance; to hurl; to dart. [R.] While thy unerring hand elanced . . . a dart. Prior.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition