Old English · conjunction
forþy
- Part of speech
- conjunction
- IPA
- /forˈθyː/
- Syllables
- for · ˈθyː (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- forthytherefore
Meaning
-
For that; because; therefore.
Etymology
From for (“for”) + þȳ (“by that”), instrumental case of þæt (“that”). Cognate with Old Norse for því (“for this cause”).
Descendants
forthy
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