forthy

English

Alternative forms

• for-thy, for thy, forthi

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.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /fə(ɹ)ˈðaɪ/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• (US) IPA^(key): /fɚˈðaɪ/
• Rhymes: -aɪ

Adverb

forthy (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Therefore.
   • c. 1480, Robert Henryson, The Taill of Schir Chanticleir and the Foxe:

     Forthy as now, I purpose for to wryte... Forthy as now schortlie to conclude.

2. (obsolete) For this, for this reason; on this account.
   • 1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “May. Ægloga Quinta.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […], →OCLC; republished as The Shepheardes Calender […], London: […] Iohn Wolfe for Iohn Harrison the yonger, […], 1586, →OCLC:

     Thomalin, have no care for-thy.

Conjunction

forthy

1. Because, for sake, forwhy, since.

Synonyms

• as, for, inasmuch as, ∵ (mathematics symbol); see also Thesaurus:because

Related terms

• why
• forwhy
• because of (prepositional phrase)
• 'cos
• for-than

Anagrams

• frothy