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for that

conj

Etymology

From Middle English for that, from an alteration of Old English for þon (þe), with the instrumental demonstrative pronoun þon replaced by nominative/accusative þæt due to levelling of the Old English declensional system in Middle English. Equivalent to for (“because of”) + that. Compare forthan, a parallel descendant of the same construction without the declensional levelling.

  1. inherited from for þon þe
  2. inherited from for that

Definitions

  1. Because.

    • Being desired to name some other persons for whom he made shoes; says, he made shoes for madam Loftus, (and named several others) and added, that he had custom enough, for that he made shoes for the troop.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA