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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Forwhy \For*why"\, conj. [For + why, AS. hw?, instrumental case
of hw[=a] who.]
Wherefore; because. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Forwhy \For*why"\, conj. [For + why, AS. hw?, instrumental case
of hw[=a] who.]
Wherefore; because. [Obs.]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
forwhy
Middle English adv.
1 for what reason, for what cause, why; the reason why, for the
reason that
2 on account of which
3 inasmuch as, since, for
4 for which reason, wherefore, therefore
5 in order that, so that
6 on the condition that, provided that, if
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
forwhy
conj.
(lb en obsolete) because; for the reason that.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
forwhy
Middle English adv.
1 for what reason, for what cause, why; the reason why, for the
reason that
2 on account of which
3 inasmuch as, since, for
4 for which reason, wherefore, therefore
5 in order that, so that
6 on the condition that, provided that, if
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
forwhy
Middle English adv.
1 for what reason, for what cause, why; the reason why, for the
reason that
2 on account of which
3 inasmuch as, since, for
4 for which reason, wherefore, therefore
5 in order that, so that
6 on the condition that, provided that, if
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