forthy

Etymology

From Middle English forthy, from Old English forþȳ, for þȳ [þe] (“because [that]”), forþon (“because, since”), from for + þȳ, þon (“by that, therefore”), instrumental case of þæt (“that”); Cognate with Yola farthoo (“why”), Old Norse fyrir því (at) (Danish & Norwegian fordi (“because”), Swedish för att). More at for, the, that.

adv

  1. (obsolete) Therefore.
    Forthy as now, I purpose for to wryte... Forthy as now schortlie to conclude. c. 1480, Robert Henryson, The Taill of Schir Chanticleir and the Foxe
  2. (obsolete) For this, for this reason; on this account.

conj

  1. Because, for sake, forwhy, since.

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