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forninst

forninst is the alternative form of forenenst.

Meaning of forenenst

Preposition

forenenst

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

Questions about forninst

What is forninst the alternative form of?
Forninst is the alternative form of forenenst.

Words near forninst in the dictionary

  1. fornices
  2. forniciform
  3. fornicology
  4. Fornigate
  5. fornigh
  6. forninst
  7. fornint
  8. forniphilia
  9. Fornis
  10. fornix
  11. fornixes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: forninst (page history and authors); forenenst (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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