/fɔˈdiːˀ/, [fʌˈd̥iˀ], [fɒ̽ˈtiˀ]
OprindelseFrom Old Danish for þy (at), Old Norse fyrir því (at), from fyrir (“for”) + því, dative singular of þat, which is extant in Danish as an independent conjunction, thi. Compare also English forthy (“therefore”) (obsolete), Norwegian fordi, and Swedish förty (archaic).
- because (subordinating conjunction introducing a subclause expressing the cause, less often a concession or a motive)