AVAUNTS

Noun

avaunts

plural of avaunt

Verb

avaunts

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avaunt

Source: Wiktionary


AVAUNT

A*vaunt", interj. Etym: [F. avant forward, fr. L. ab + ante before. Cf. Avant, Advance.]

Definition: Begone; depart; -- a word of contempt or abhorrence, equivalent to the phrase "Get thee gone."

A*vaunt", v. t. & i.

1. To advance; to move forward; to elevate. [Obs.] Spenser.

2. To depart; to move away. [Obs.] Coverdale.

A*vaunt", v. t. & i. Etym: [OF. avanter; (L. ad) + vanter. See Vaunt.]

Definition: To vaunt; to boast. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A*vaunt", n.

Definition: A vaunt; to boast. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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