conjunction
- for what reason; why
Usage: archaic; chiefly dialectal or literary
adverb
- for what reason; why
Usage: archaic; chiefly dialectal or literary
Examples
- Forwhy dost thou weep?
- He asked forwhy she had left so suddenly.
- Forwhy should I believe such a tale?
- The old text read: 'Forwhy hast thou forsaken me?'
- She wondered forwhy no one had told her sooner.