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forthy

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
13
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/fə(ɹ)ˈðaɪ/(UK)
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/fə(ɹ)ˈðaɪ/(UK) · /fɚˈðaɪ/(US)

Definition of forthy

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. (not-comparable, obsolete)Therefore.
    “Forthy as now, I purpose for to wryte... Forthy as now schortlie to conclude.”
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adv

  1. (not-comparable, obsolete)Therefore.
    “Forthy as now, I purpose for to wryte... Forthy as now schortlie to conclude.”
  2. (not-comparable, obsolete)For this, for this reason; on this account.
    “Thomalin, have no care for-thy.”

conj

  1. Because, for sake, forwhy, since.

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Etymology

From Middle English forthy, from Old English forþȳ, for þȳ þe, forþon (“because, since”), from for + þȳ, þon (“by that, therefore”), instrumental case of þæt (“that”); Cognate with Yola farthoo (“why”), Old Norse fyrir því (at) (Danish & Norwegian fordi (“because”), Swedish för att). More at for, the, that.

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