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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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