avaunt
English
Etymology
First used 1275–1325; Middle English, from Old French avant (“to the front”).
Interjection
avaunt
- (archaic) Begone; depart; a word of contempt or abhorrence, equivalent to the phrase "Get thee gone."
Old French
Alternative forms
Romansch
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin abante, from Latin ab + ante, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (“front, forehead”).
Related terms
- aunz (“before, beforehand”)
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