avaunt
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of avaunt
1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French avant to the front < Late Latin ab ante before ( Latin: from before). See ab-, ante-
Example Sentences
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“Did anybody see which way he went? What an exciting day, what? Sa sa cy avaunt, cy sa avaunt, sa cy avaunt!”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Foul birds, avaunt, nor scare My fluttering soul.
From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Taylor, Edward Fairfax
And I, at the least, have no spell to bid them avaunt.
From The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time by Holt, Emily Sarah
But if thou art some evil thing of this waste, avaunt thee!'
From King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls by Gilbert, Henry
Some folk have been clearly rid of such pestilent fancies with very full contempt of them, making a cross upon their hearts and bidding the devil avaunt.
From Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation With Modifications To Obsolete Language By Monica Stevens by Stevens, Monica
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