fornent

for·nent

or for·ninst also fer·ninst

preposition

Chiefly Midland US

Opposite, near to, or against: Their barn is fornent the house.

Origin of fornent

Dialectal (Scotland, northern England, and Ireland) fore anent, anenst ( from Middle English; see anent . )

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