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forthy

/fə(ɹ)ˈðaɪ/US/fɚˈðaɪ/

forthy adverb: therefore.

Adverb

forthy (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Therefore.
    • Forthy as now, I purpose for to wryte... Forthy as now schortlie to conclude.c. 1480, Robert Henryson, The Taill of Schir Chanticleir and the Foxe
  2. (obsolete) For this, for this reason; on this account.
    • Thomalin, have no care for-thy.1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “May. Ægloga Quinta.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Iohn Wolfe for Iohn Harrison the yonger, […], →OCLC

Conjunction

forthy

  1. Because, for sake, forwhy, since.
    Synonyms:
    as, for, inasmuch as, ∵

Synonyms of forthy

Forms of forthy

alternative formfor-thy
alternative formfor thy
alternative formforthi

Origin of forthy

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.

Words that rhyme with forthy

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Questions about forthy

What does forthy mean?
Forthy means therefore.
What part of speech is forthy?
Forthy can be an adverb or a conjunction.
How do you pronounce forthy?
Forthy is pronounced /fə(ɹ)ˈðaɪ/ (UK).

Words near forthy in the dictionary

  1. forthwaxed
  2. forthwaxes
  3. forthwaxing
  4. forthwith
  5. forthwithal
  6. forthy
  7. forthyete
  8. Forti
  9. Fortier
  10. Fortiers
  11. forties

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