fornent
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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 Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 by Various
"And is it there ye're lying on the broad of yer back, and me as sick as a dog fornent ye?"
From The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 1 by Charles James Lever
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
When the door was put ajee, and the furm set fornent the fire, I gave Isaac a dram to keep his heart up on such a cold stormy night.
From The Life of Mansie Wauch Tailor in Dalkeith, written by himself by David Macbeth Moir
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