fornent

Then he comes and sits fornent the boy, let down one of his ears, and cocked up the other, and gave a grin.

Poor Mary lies on Shupanga brae, "and beeks fornent the sun."

Fornent, fornenst, forenenst; opposite: he and I sat fornenst each other in the carriage.

Well, I laid the gun upon the dresser, drew a stool, an' sits down fornent the miser.

Sure enough, on looking round, there was the kelpie stan'in in what they ca' a fause ford, just fornent the auld kirk.