Definition of fornent in English:
fornent
(also fornenst)
preposition & adverb fɔːˈnɛnt
Northern Irish, Scottish Facing or in front of.
as preposition I stood fornent a roaring fire
Example sentencesExamples
- He spread the fifty notes fornent him.
- The lady would sit fornenst me.
- There's a quay fornent it.
- He lived in a little house fornent the chapel.
- Every year after yon, in the winter time, a seal came up fornent the house.
Origin
Early 16th century: from fore + anent.