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fornent, fornenst (obsolete; regional, Northern England and Scotland)
foregain, foregains, foregainst (obsolete; regional, Scotland)
forne (obsolete)
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fornenst
fornent, fornenst, adv. and prep. Sc. and north. (fɔːˈnɛnt, fɔːˈnɛnst) Forms: 6 foir-, for-, fore-anempst, -ane(i)nst, -(a)nent(s, -nence, -nens(t, -nentis, 9 foore-, for(e)-(a)nen(s)t, 6– fornent. [f. fore adv. + anent.] 1. Right opposite to, over against; facing.1524 St. Papers Hen. VIII, VI. 236 ...
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fore-again
† ˌfore-aˈgain, -aˈgainst, prep. Obs. Also 5 foragayne, 6 foraganis, forayenst. [f. fore prep. or adv. + again, against. Cf. foregainst, fornent.] Directly opposite, facing.1494 Fabyan Chron. vi. clxxx. 178 For agayne the olde towne of Notyngham. 1506 Will of Wyttylbury (Somerset Ho.), Forayenst the...
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descense
† deˈscence, deˈscense Obs. Forms: 4 dissence, 5 descens, dyscens, 5–6 descense, 6 discence, 6–7 descence. [Two forms: ME. descens, a. OF. descens masc., ad. L. dēscensus descent, descending, f. dēscendĕre; also ME. descense, a. OF. descense fem., ad. late L. type dēscensa (dēscēsa), fem. n. f. dēsc...
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hat-maker
ˈhat-maker A maker of hats.1477 Charter Jas. III, in W. Maitland Hist. Edin. i. i. (1753) 8 The Hatmakars and Skynnars fornent thame. 1562 Act 5 Eliz. c. 4 §3 The Sciences, Crafts, Mysteries or Arts of..Turners, Cappers, Hatmakers or Feltmakers. 1707 Lond. Gaz. No. 4322/4 Samuel Delamare, late of Wa...
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sun
▪ I. sun, n.1 (sʌn) Forms: 1–7 sunne, (1 sunna), 3–7 sonne, 4–5 (6 Sc.) sune, 4–7 sone (chiefly Sc.), sunn, 5–6 son, (3 seonne, 4 sonn, Kentish zonne, Sc. sowne, swn, 5 soen, swne, Sc. soune, 6 Sc. soun), 4– sun. β. Sc. 4 sene, 6 syn, 7–8 sin, 8 sinn. [Com. Teut. wk. fem.: OE. sunne = OFris. sunne, ...
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