for þon þe
Old English
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edit- 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.
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
- 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.
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy