Meaning of avaunt | Babel Free

Definitions

Begone; depart; used in contempt or abhorrence.

archaic

Examples

“Zuc. Hence auant I will marie a woman with no wombe, a creature with two noſes, a wench with no haire rather then remarie thee, […]”

“Avaunt, away! the cruel ſway, Tyrannic man's dominion”

“In order to exorcise this she-devil, the attendants made circles on the walls with charcoal, within each was written: "Adam, Eve, Lilas, avaunt!"”

“He drew Adamcos and waved it at the monkey. “Avaunt, thou goblin!” he cried.”

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