avaunt Meaning, Definition & Usage

A*vaunt" interjection

Etymology

F. avant forward, fr. L. ab + ante before. Cf. Avant, Advance.

Definitions

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

A*vaunt" transitive verb & intransitive verb

Definitions

1. To advance; to move forward; to elevate. Obs. Spenser.
2. To depart; to move away. Obs. Coverdale.

A*vaunt" transitive verb & intransitive verb

Etymology

OF. avanter; (L. ad) + vanter. See Vaunt.

Definitions

1. To vaunt; to boast. Obs. Chaucer.

A*vaunt" noun

Definitions

1. A vaunt; to boast. Obs. Chaucer.