Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forwhy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: for-why
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

conj

Because; for the reason that.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"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 […]"
"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."

Etymology

From Middle English forwhy, forwhi, from Old English forhwī, forhwȳ (“why, wherefore”). Equivalent to for + why.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: forwhy, forhwī

Usage

Obsolete

Phrases

for why

Frequently Paired Words

for why

Synonyms

as given that since

Questions

What does forwhy mean?: Because; for the reason that.
Where does forwhy come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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