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
Avaunt ye, avaunt ye, in the name o the seven churches!
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 by Wilson, John Mackay
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
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
If it bobs up in my mind again, I say: "Now, look here, you annoyance, I have given you all the attention you deserve; avaunt, depart, get out!"
From Diet and Health With Key to the Calories by Peters, Lulu Hunt
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