English Explanatory Dictionary

avaunt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. Begone; depart; used in contempt or abhorrence.
noun
  1. A vaunt; a boast.
verb
  1. To advance; to move forward; to elevate.
  2. To depart; to move away.
  3. To vaunt; to boast.

Pronunciation

/əˈvɔːnt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-avaunt.wav

Word forms

avaunt avaunts avaunting avaunted

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin ab Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Proto-Italic *anti Latin ante Late Latin ab ante Old French avantbor. Middle Englishder. English avaunt First used 1275–1325; Middle English, from Old French avant (“to the front”).

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