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Thursday, June 3, 2010
word of the day :: avaunt
avaunt:
[
uh
-
vawnt
,
uh
-
vahnt
]
–adverb
Archaic
away; hence.
Origin:
1275–1325;
ME < MF
avant
to the front < LL
ab ante
before (L: from before).
See
ab-
,
ante-
"Conscience
avaunt
, Richard's himself again."
:: Colley Cibber ::
* Definition from
www.dictionary.com
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