forthy
Because, for sake, forwhy, sinceBecause, for sake, forwhy, since.
UK/fə(ɹ)ˈðaɪ/US/fɚˈðaɪ/
Meaning
1 sensesBecause, for sake, forwhy, since.
Origin
From Middle English forthy, from Old English forþȳ, for þȳ þe, forþon (“because, since”),From Middle English forthy, from Old English forþȳ, for þȳ þe, 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.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.