fornent
Example Sentences
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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 David Macbeth Moir
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
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 John Sillars
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
