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See also: for-than
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English forthan, from Old English for þon, comprised of for (“because of”) + þon (“that”). More at for, than, that, for that.
Conjunction[edit]
forthan
- (now chiefly dialectal, Northern England) For this reason; therefore.
- (now chiefly dialectal, Northern England) For the reason that; because.