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語源

From 中期英語 forthy, from 古期英語 forþȳ, for þȳ [þe] (“because [that]”), 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.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /fə(ɹ)ˈðaɪ/
• (米国発音) IPA: /fɚˈðaɪ/
• 韻: -aɪ

副詞

forthy (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Therefore.
   • c. 1480, Robert Henryson, The Taill of Schir Chanticleir and the Foxe:

     Forthy as now, I purpose for to wryte... Forthy as now schortlie to conclude.

2. (obsolete) For this, for this reason; on this account.
   • 1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “May. Ægloga Quinta.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Iohn Wolfe for Iohn Harrison the yonger, […], →OCLC:

     Thomalin, have no care for-thy.

接続詞

forthy

1. Because, for sake, forwhy, since.

同意語

• as, for, inasmuch as, ∵ (mathematics symbol); see also Thesaurus:because

関連する語

• why
• forwhy
• because of (prepositional phrase)
• 'cos
• for-than

アナグラム

• frothy