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Middle Scots
Etymology
From Middle English forthy, from Old English forþȳ, for þȳ [þe] (“because ”), 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.
Adverb
for-thy
- For this reason; because of this; therefore; consequently.
- 1420, Ratis Raving, 'And other early Scots poems on morals'
Be war, my veddyt sone for-thy. And treit thi wyf rycht tendyrly- Be aware, my beloved son. And treat your wife very tenderly