fornent

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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

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

I think truly there was not much sleep for Margaret, even as she said, for did not I hear her moving, and I would be thinking of her turning and twisting fornent the image-glass.

From The McBrides A Romance of Arran by Sillars, John

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 Japp, Alexander H. (Alexander Hay)