noun
forenight
Forenight (noun) means the early part of the evening, after dusk and before you go to bed.
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The early part of the evening, after dusk and before you go to bed.
"“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"
— S. R. Crockett, The House on the Muir (1900)
"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."
— Harold Edward Bindloss, Chapter 1 (1909)
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Etymology
Came into English via Middle English fore-niht, which developed from Old English foranniht, formed from fore- and night. It is cognate with Dutch voornacht and German Vornacht.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of forenight?
"forenight" (noun) means the early part of the evening, after dusk and before you go to bed.
What is another word for forenight?
Other words for "forenight" include eve, eventide.
