aroint
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a·roint
(ə-roint') 
tr.v. Archaic
Used in the imperative to express an order of dismissal: "Aroint thee, witch!" (Shakespeare).
tr.v. Archaic
Used in the imperative to express an order of dismissal: "Aroint thee, witch!" (Shakespeare).
[Origin unknown.]
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aroint
[origin unknown] archaic
verb imperative: begone, used with reflexive thee
aroint thee, witch - Shakespeare
vt: to drive away by or as if by an exclamation or curse
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