forthan
See also: for-than
English
Alternative forms
- for-than, forthon
Etymology
From Middle English forthan, from Old English forþan, forþǣm (“for that reason, because”), from for + þǣm, dative case of þæt (“that”). More at for, than, that, for that.
Conjunction
forthan
- (now chiefly dialectal, Northern England) For this reason; therefore.
- (now chiefly dialectal, Northern England) For the reason that; because.
Derived terms
- forthan that