for thy

for thy

English

Conjunction

for thy

  1. Alternative form of forthy (“because”).
    • 1713, Robert Sanders, transl., The Life and Acts of Sir William Wallace:
      Wallace knew well the Englishmen would flee, For thy he thrusted in the thickest to be, Hewing full fast on whomsoever he fought, Against his dint fine steel availed nought.
    • 1791, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, William TAYLOR (of Norwich.), Nathan the Wise. A dramatic poem, page 24:
      For thy it bring: us nearer to the Godhead is nonsense, Daya, if not blasphemy.

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