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fornent

fornent |fɔːˈnɛnt, fə - |(also fornenst ) ▶preposition dialect, chiefly Scottish alongside, opposite, or close by. ORIGIN late Middle English: blend of the adverb fore and anent .

 

Oxford Dictionary

fornent

fornent |fɔːˈnɛnt, fə - |(also fornenst ) ▶preposition dialect, chiefly Scottish alongside, opposite, or close by. ORIGIN late Middle English: blend of the adverb fore and anent .