fə(r)ˈnent preposition
or for·ninst -ˈninzt, -ˈnin(t)st ; also for·nenst -ˈnenzt, -ˈnen(t)st
Etymology: Middle English (Scots dialect) fornent, forenent, fornentis, from Middle English for-, fore- fore + anent or anentes anenst — more at anent , anenst
1. dialect : in front of : opposite
a little square fornent the church
2. dialect : near to : alongside of : beside , against
left the shovel fornent the fence