aroint

[ uh-roint ]

verb (imperative)

, Obsolete.

1. begone:

   Aroint thee, varlet!

Word History and Origins

Origin of aroint¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

“Aroint usP said the bystanders. “

From Literature

In dole I dree the days all lonely here, A young girl by her mother shut from life, Who guardeth me with jealousy and strife: But by the cross of God I swear to her, If still she keeps me pent up thus to pine, I'll say: "Aroint thee, thou fell hag malign!"

From Project Gutenberg

Aroint thee to thy rite, Nor smear on me thy foul contagion!

From Project Gutenberg

Sample from the dream scene: Aroint ye, Wantons!

From Time Magazine Archive

In Salem, Mass., where they used to immerse witches, sorcerers and other creatures of the evil one, local Republicans last week cried "Aroint! ye rump-fed chair-thieves", announcing that those Republicans who carried off the chair wherein President Coolidge rested his limbs last summer when he attended their outing at Lake Attitash would be disciplined by not being invited to a coming celebration.

From Time Magazine Archive