"elk" meaning in Middle English

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          "expansion": "English: elk\n→ German: Elk (obsolete)\n→ Korean: 엘크 (elkeu)\n→ Malayalam: എൽക്ക് (elkkŭ)\n→ Welsh: elc",
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      "text": "English: elk\n→ German: Elk (obsolete)\n→ Korean: 엘크 (elkeu)\n→ Malayalam: എൽക്ക് (elkkŭ)\n→ Welsh: elc"
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      "expansion": "Old English eolh",
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        "id": "flea",
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      "glosses": [
        "elk, moose (Alces alces)"
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          "moose",
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          "Alces alces",
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          "word": "elke"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛlk/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elk"
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      "text": "English: elk\n→ German: Elk (obsolete)\n→ Korean: 엘크 (elkeu)\n→ Malayalam: എൽക്ക് (elkkŭ)\n→ Welsh: elc"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɛlk/"
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    {
      "word": "elke"
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