forthy
English
Alternative forms
- for-thy, for thy, forthi
Etymology
From Middle English forthy, from Old English forþȳ, forþon (“because, since”), from for + þȳ, þon (“by that, therefore”), instrumental case of þæt (“that”); compare Old Norse fyrir því (at) (Danish & Norwegian fordi (“because”), Swedish för att). More at for, the.
Adverb
forthy (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Therefore.
- Robert Henryson
- Forthy as now, I purpose for to wryte... Forthy as now schortlie to conclude.
- Robert Henryson
- (obsolete) For this, for this reason; on this account.
- Edmund Spenser
- Thomalin, have no care for thy.
- Edmund Spenser
Related terms
- why
- forwhy
- because of (prepositional phrase)
- 'cos
- for-than
Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.