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Aroint

A-roint′

(ȧ-roint′)
,
int
erj.
[Cf. Prov. E.
rynt
,
rynt
thee,
roynt
, or
runt
, terms used by milkmaids to a cow that has been milked, in order to drive her away, to make room for others; AS.
rȳman
to make room or way, fr.
rūm
room. The final t is perh. for
ta
, for
thou
. Cf.
Room
space.]
Stand off, or begone.
[Obs.]
Aroint
thee, witch, the rump-fed ronyon cries.
Shakespeare

A-roint′

,
Verb.
T.
To drive or scare off by some exclamation.
[R.]
“Whiskered cats arointed flee.”
Mrs. Browning.

Definition 2024


aroint

aroint

English

Verb

aroint (third-person singular simple present aroints, present participle arointing, simple past and past participle arointed)

  1. (archaic) to dispel, to drive away
    • 1605: And aroint thee, witch, aroint thee! — William Shakespeare, King Lear III.iv

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