Meaning of forenight | Babel Free

Definitions

The evening time, between twilight and bedtime.

Scotland

Examples

“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.”

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