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aroint

(ə ro̵int′)

transitive verb

Obsolete begone; avaunt: usually followed by thee: used in the imperative

Origin: < ?; earliest known occurrence in Shakespeare's Macbeth (I, iii, 6)

See aroint in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb
Archaic

Used in the imperative to express an order of dismissal: “Aroint thee, witch!” (Shakespeare).

Origin:

Origin: Origin unknown

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