What does forenight mean?
Forenight means (Scotland) The evening time, between twilight and bedtime..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(Scotland) 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.
“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-hunting
the rancher, who has sheep to lose, sits shivering in his log house through the long forenights with a Marlin rifle handy, while the famished timber wolves prowl about his clearing.
Use forenight when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Forenight means (Scotland) The evening time, between twilight and bedtime..
Common synonyms include eve, eventide, undern.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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