\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.''

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

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

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