forþy

== Old English == === Alternative forms === forþī, forðȳ === Etymology === From for (“for”) + þȳ (“by that”), instrumental case of þæt (“that”). Cognate with Old Norse for því (“for this cause”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /forˈθyː/ === Conjunction === forþȳ For that; because; therefore. ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: forthi English: forthy Middle Scots: for-thi, for-thy Scots: for-thy