† antevolatev.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin antevolāt-, antevolāre.
Etymology: < classical Latin antevolāt-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix3) of antevolāre to fly in front of < ante- ante- prefix + volāre to fly (see volant adj.).
Obsolete.
rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
1623 H. Cockeram ii. sig. C4/1 To Fly before, Anteuolate.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021).