for þon þe

• for þām þe
• for þām
• for

IPA^(key): /for θon θe/

for þon þe

1. because
2. 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.

3. 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.

• Often shortened to for þon, forðon.

• Middle English: forthan
  • English: forthan