A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Avant, int. [ME. avaunt (c 1400), avant, F. avant forward, onward.] a. Come forward! b. Be off, begone! —1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. i. 519 (auant, veillane). a1605 Montg. Misc. P. liii. 7 (avant, ȝow villane).
