# lavant

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A shallow or more or less intermittent spring, or the stream of water (bourne) which feeds and springs forth from such a spring.
2. A violent flow or rush of water.

## Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Middle English *lavand, *lavant, lavande, present participle of Middle English laven (“to stream, pour out a stream, wash”), from Old English lafian (“to pour water on, wash, lave, bathe, ladle out”), equivalent to lave + -and; or from Old French lavant, present participle of laver (“to wash”). See lave.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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