nowhy
English
Etymology
no + why; compare nowhere, nohow.
Adverb
nowhy (not comparable)
- (dialectal) For no reason.
- 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard
- 'You must not talk that way, Devereux,' he said, still a good deal more dismayed by his looks than his words. 'Why are you so troubled with vapours and blue devils?'
'Nowhy!' said Devereux, with a grim smile.
- 'You must not talk that way, Devereux,' he said, still a good deal more dismayed by his looks than his words. 'Why are you so troubled with vapours and blue devils?'
- 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard