forenight
forenight noun: the evening time, between twilight and bedtime.
Noun
forenight (plural forenights)
- The evening time, between twilight and bedtime.
- Yes, it is a low fire with an immense iron crane over it, on which half a dozen pots at a time can swing in comfort; a hearth on which logs of wood and peat can burn, a hearth that a dozen happy and contented faces can scarce encircle on a winter's forenight.1895, William Gordon Stables, “Book I”, in On to the Rescue: A tale of the Indian Mutiny
- “Then I minded the tales my father used to tell me in the winter forenight of Wicked Wat Fergus of Craignesslin, how he used to rise from his bed and blow his horn and ride off to the Whig-hunting1900, S. R. Crockett, The House on the Muir
Synonyms of forenight
Forms of forenight
| plural | forenights |
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| alternative form | fore-night |
Origin of forenight
From Middle English fore-niht, from Old English foranniht, equivalent to fore- + night. Cognate with Dutch voornacht, German Vornacht.
Questions about forenight
- What does forenight mean?
- Forenight means the evening time, between twilight and bedtime.
- What part of speech is forenight?
- Forenight is a noun.
- What is the plural of forenight?
- The plural of forenight is forenights.
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