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arointed

arointed is the simple past and past participle of aroint.

Meaning of aroint

Verb

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

  1. (archaic, imperative, transitive) avaunt; begone; go away; leave!
    • And aroynt thee Witch, aroynt thee.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
  2. (archaic) to dispel; to send away.
    • Whiskered cats arointed flee,
      Sturdy stoppers keep from thee
      Cologne distillations.1844, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, To Flush, My Dog

Questions about arointed

What is arointed the simple past and past participle of?
Arointed is the simple past and past participle of aroint.

Words near arointed in the dictionary

  1. aroha
  2. aroid
  3. aroideous
  4. aroids
  5. aroint
  6. arointed
  7. arointing
  8. aroints
  9. arokeke
  10. arolia
  11. arolium

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