fornent

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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 Moir, David Macbeth

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 Ervine, St. John G. (St. John Greer)

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 Waller, Horace

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

When the door was put ajee, and the furm set fornent p. 76the 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 by Hardie, Charles Martin