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forthan

forthan

See also: for-than

English

Alternative forms

Conjunction

forthan

  1. (now chiefly dialectal, Northern England) For this reason; therefore.
  2. (now chiefly dialectal, Northern England) For the reason that; because.

Derived terms

  • forthan that

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.

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