fornent
preposition
for·nent
fə(r)ˈnent
variants or less commonly fernent or forenent or forninst or less commonly fornenst or forenenst or ferninst
-ˈninzt,
-ˈnin(t)st
-ˈnenzt,
-ˈnen(t)st
1
dialectal : in front of : opposite
a little square fornent the church
2
dialectal : near to : alongside of : beside, against
left the shovel fornent the fence
Word History
Etymology
Middle English (Scots dialect) fornent, forenent, fornentis, from Middle English for-, fore- fore + anent or anentes anenst
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