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Aroint thee
Get ye gone, be off. In Cheshire they say, rynt ye, witch
; and milk-maids say to their cows when they have done milking them,
rynt ye. (or 'roint) my beauties; but it is doubtful
whether this is connected with the word in question.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Aroint thee from Infoplease:
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