for thy

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.

• frothy