Forwhy
conj
conj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Conjunction
- 1 Because; for the reason that. obsolete
"Then did he cast to steale her thence away, / And with him beare where none of her might know: / But all in vaine, for-why he found no way / To enter in […]"
Example
More examples"Then did he cast to steale her thence away, / And with him beare where none of her might know: / But all in vaine, for-why he found no way / To enter in […]"
Etymology
From Middle English forwhy, forwhi, from Old English forhwī, forhwȳ (“why, wherefore”). Equivalent to for + why.
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