avaunt

[ uh-vawnt, uh-vahnt ]

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adverb

Archaic.

avaunt

/ əˈ��ɔː�Գ� /

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Origin of avaunt¹

1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French avant to the front < Late Latin ab ante before ( Latin: from before). See ab-, ante-

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Origin of avaunt¹

C15: from Old French avant! forward!, from Late Latin ab ante forward, from Latin ab from + ante before

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“Avaunt, ye dead woman—who comes in the d-darkness—who enters stealthily, with—with nose behind, f-face turned backwards.”

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“Avaunt, ye dead man,” he whispered hastily, “who comes in the darkness, who enters stealthily, with nose behind, face turned backwards.”

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“Avaunt...” the young man mutters.

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“Shahou, ahahou! Avaunt, sire, avaunt!”

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“Did anybody see which way he went? �� an exciting day, what? Sa sa cy avaunt, cy sa avaunt, sa cy avaunt!”

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