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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AVAUNT, exel.
Begone; depart; a word of contempt or abhorrence, equivalent to the phrase, "Get thee behind me."

Merriam Webster's

adverb Etymology: Middle English, literally, forward, from Anglo-French avant, from Latin abante forward, before, from ab from + ante before — more at of, ante- Date: 15th century away, hence

Oxford Reference Dictionary

int. archaic begone. Etymology: ME f. AF f. OF avant ult. f. L ab from + ante before

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Avaunt A*vaunt", interj. [F. avant forward, fr. L. ab + ante before. Cf. Avant, Advance.] Begone; depart; -- a word of contempt or abhorrence, equivalent to the phrase ``Get thee gone.''

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Avaunt A*vaunt", v. t. & i. 1. To advance; to move forward; to elevate. [Obs.] --Spenser. 2. To depart; to move away. [Obs.] --Coverdale.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Avaunt A*vaunt", v. t. & i. [OF. avanter; [`a] (L. ad) + vanter. See Vaunt.] To vaunt; to boast. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Avaunt A*vaunt", n. A vaunt; to boast. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

interj. Hence, begone, away, be off, get you gone.