Aroint

/əˈrɔɪnt/ verb

To drive away or banish, especially in the phrase 'aroint thee' used to ward off evil or unwanted spirits.

Origin uncertain; possibly from Old English or a blend of 'a-' plus an unknown root. Shakespeare used it in *Macbeth* ('Aroint thee, witch!'), and it may derive from Scandinavian or Germanic sources, but the true origin remains a lexicographic mystery.

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