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
Indeed, this prefix appears as a-, adv-, av-, v-, as in avert, advance, avaunt, vanguard, &c.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
English we regularly find avaunt, which comes from Old Fr. avanter, to put forward, from avant, before.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest
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
Away with you, stranger!" exclaimed Mrs. Granger, "avaunt and skedaddle!
From Rippling Rhymes by Mason, Walt
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