"forþon" meaning in Old English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈforˌθon/
Etymology: Equivalent to for + þon Etymology templates: {{com|ang|for|þon}} for + þon Head templates: {{ang-adv}} forþon
  1. for that reason, consequently, therefore
    Sense id: en-forþon-ang-adv-xQ-p5H7i
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: forþǣm, forþām, forðon, forþan
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 0 0 0

Adverb

IPA: /ˈforθˌon/, [ˈforˠðˌon]
Etymology: Equivalent to forþ + on Etymology templates: {{com|ang|forþ|on}} forþ + on Head templates: {{ang-adv}} forþon
  1. at first
    Sense id: en-forþon-ang-adv-FYnnt7An
  2. indeed
    Sense id: en-forþon-ang-adv-2Iij5OqV
  3. also
    Sense id: en-forþon-ang-adv-u4yGBcVd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: forþǣm, forþām, forðon, forþan
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 0 0 0

Conjunction

IPA: /ˈforˌθon/
Etymology: Equivalent to for + þon Etymology templates: {{com|ang|for|þon}} for + þon Head templates: {{head|ang|conjunction}} forþon
  1. for that, for, because
    Sense id: en-forþon-ang-conj-KZ98kqEf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: forþǣm, forþām, forðon, forþan
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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