forthan
See also: for-than
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English forthan, from Old English for þon, comprised of for (“because of”) + þon (“that”). More at for, than, that, for that.
Conjunction
editforthan
- (now chiefly dialectal, Northern England) For this reason; therefore.
- (now chiefly dialectal, Northern England) For the reason that; because.