v. & n. literary
v. 1 intr. boast, brag. 2 tr. boast of; extol boastfully.
n. a boast. vaunter n. vauntingly adv.
[ ME f. AF vaunter, OF vanter f. LL vantare f. L vanus VAIN: partly obs. avaunt (v.) f. avanter f. a- intensive + vanter ]
v. & n. literary
v. 1 intr. boast, brag. 2 tr. boast of; extol boastfully.
n. a boast. vaunter n. vauntingly adv.
[ ME f. AF vaunter, OF vanter f. LL vantare f. L vanus VAIN: partly obs. avaunt (v.) f. avanter f. a- intensive + vanter ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012