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forenenst

forenenst preposition: over against; opposite to.

Preposition

forenenst

  1. (dialectal) Over against; opposite to.
    • The land forenenst the Greekish shore.1600, Edward Fairfax, transl., Jerusalem Delivered

Forms of forenenst

alternative formfornenst
alternative formfornent
alternative formforninst
alternative formforeninst
alternative formforenint
alternative formfornint

Origin of forenenst

See fore and anent.

Questions about forenenst

What does forenenst mean?
Forenenst means over against; opposite to.
What part of speech is forenenst?
Forenenst is a preposition.

Words near forenenst in the dictionary

  1. forenaming
  2. forend
  3. forends
  4. foreneck
  5. forenecks
  6. forenenst
  7. forenight
  8. forenights
  9. foreninst
  10. forenint
  11. forenoon

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