fornenst

or for·nent

[ fer-nenst ]

/ fərˈnɛnst /

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preposition Midland U.S. and British Dialect.

next to; near to: They walked fornenst one another down the sidewalk.

against; facing; opposite.

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Words nearby fornenst

formwork, formyl, formylate, formyl group, Fornax, fornenst, Forney, fornicate, fornication, fornicatrix, forniciform

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How to use fornenst in a sentence

What do you think he seen fornenst him, sitting at the other side of the fire, but Father Dwyer himself.
Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2)|Charles Lever
Fornent, fornenst, forenenst; opposite: he and I sat fornenst each other in the carriage.
English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. Joyce
I will show that are proposition is unconstitutionable, inlegal, and fornenst the compact.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918|Various
When he came (as he would have said) "ebbn fornenst" Robbie lying at the roadside, he jumped down from his seat.
The Shadow of a Crime|Hall Caine

P'raps thim tracks there was made fornenst the night, and that it's ourselves that was not here first.
The Lost Trail|Edward S. Ellis

British Dictionary definitions for fornenst

fornenst

/ (fɔːˈnɛnst) /

preposition

Scot and Northeast English dialect situated against or facing towards

Word Origin for fornenst

from Scottish, from fore 1 + anenst a variant of archaic anent

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