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English
Etymology
From Middle English forwhy, forwhi, from Old English forhwī, forhwȳ (“why, wherefore”). Equivalent to for + why.
Conjunction
forwhy
- (obsolete) Because; for the reason that.
1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.12: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 […]
1863 February 22, Edward Lear, Letter from Edward Lear to Fortescue:But of the day—and of the weeks bygone, and of many other things—this deponent saith nil, whereby and forwhy he is going to bed.
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Middle English
Adverb
forwhy
- for what reason, for what cause, why; the reason why, for the reason that
c. 1382 (date written), Geffray Chaucer [i.e., Geoffrey Chaucer], “Boetius de consolatione Philosophie”, in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, , Richard Grafton for]
Iohn Reynes , published
1542,
→OCLC:
Forwhy? Yif thou enforcest thee to assemble money, thow must byreven him his money that hath it.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- on account of which
- inasmuch as, since, for
c. 1380s, [Geoffrey Chaucer, William Caxton, editor], The Double Sorow of Troylus to Telle Kyng Pryamus Sone of Troye [Troilus and Criseyde], : Explicit per Caxton, published 1482, →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, , (please specify |book=I to V), : [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes , 1542, →OCLC:That ye to him of hard now been ywonne Oughte he be glad..Forwhi men seith, "impressiounes light Ful lightly been ay redy to the flight."- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- for which reason, wherefore, therefore
c. 1380s, [Geoffrey Chaucer, William Caxton, editor], The Double Sorow of Troylus to Telle Kyng Pryamus Sone of Troye [Troilus and Criseyde], : Explicit per Caxton, published 1482, →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, , (please specify |book=I to V), : [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes , 1542, →OCLC:Me nedeth here noon other art to use; Forwhi to every lovere I me excuse, ...- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- in order that, so that
1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], (please specify the book number), by
William Caxton], published
31 July 1485,
→OCLC; republished as H
Oskar Sommer, editor,
Le Morte Darthur , London:
David Nutt,
,
1889,
→OCLC:
- on the condition that, provided that, if
1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], (please specify the book number), by
William Caxton], published
31 July 1485,
→OCLC; republished as H
Oskar Sommer, editor,
Le Morte Darthur , London:
David Nutt,
,
1889,
→OCLC: