for þon þe

Old English edit

IPA^(key): /for θon θe/

because
for, on the account of
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
  ...ac onfōh mē nū þīnne āgene þēawa, for ic eom flēonde fram hym.
  ...but do Thou receive me now, Thine own servant, for I am fleeing from them.
since
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
  Iċ onġiete þæt iċ þē hæbbe āþrotenne mid þȳ langan spelle, for þon þē lyst nū lēoða.
  I see I've bored you with that long argument, since you want poems now.