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"Begone," to Shakespeare
Answer for the clue ""Begone," to Shakespeare ", 6 letters:
aroint
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Word definitions for aroint in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (context archaic English) to dispel, to drive away
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Aroint \A*roint"\, v. t. To drive or scare off by some exclamation. [R.] ``Whiskered cats arointed flee.'' --Mrs. Browning.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
intransitive verb, c.1600, used by Shakespeare (only in imperative: "begone!"), obsolete and of obscure origin. "[T]he subject of numerous conjectures, none of which can be said to have even a prima facie probability." [OED]
Usage examples of aroint.
I love you, I love you, oh, the horror, the horror, and aroint thee, witch, aroint thee, indeed and truly you’ve chosen a bad place to be lame in, willow, willow, willow.
Bid her alight, And her troth plight, And, aroint thee, witch, aroint thee!