fornent

for·nent

F0267600 (fər-nĕnt′) or for·ninst (-nĭnst′) also fer·ninst (-nĭnst′)prep. Chiefly Midland US Opposite, near to, or against: Their barn is fornent the house.
[Dialectal (Scotland, northern England, and Ireland) : fore + anent, anenst (from Middle English; see anent).]