fornent
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Bonaparte gathered his host fornent the English coast, and the government at London were in terror of their lives for an invasion.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 04 — Fiction by Sir John Alexander Hammerton
Whiles I wad sleep and whiles wad wake, an’ whiles was mair than surly; I wondered sair as I sat there fornent the eyes o’ Nerli.
From Robert Louis Stevenson: a record, an estimate, and a memorial by Alexander H. (Alexander Hay) Japp
By the time you're her age, she'll have a child or two, and'll mebbe be feeling very sorry for herself … and you'll have the world fornent you still!
From The Foolish Lovers by St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine
Poor Mary lies on Shupanga brae, "and beeks fornent the sun."
From The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 by Horace Waller
Sure enough, on looking round, there was the kelpie stan’in’ in what they ca’ a fause ford, just fornent the auld kirk.
From Folk-Lore and Legends Scotland by Anonymous
