FromOld Danishfor þy (at),Old Norsefyrir því (at), fromfyrir(“for”) +því,dativesingular ofþat, which is extant in Danish as an independent conjunction,thi. Compare alsoEnglishforthy(“therefore”)(obsolete),Norwegianfordi, andSwedishförty(archaic).
- IPA(key): /fɔˈdiːˀ/,[fʌˈd̥iˀ],[fɒ̽ˈtiˀ]
- Rhymes:-iːˀ
fordi
- because(subordinating conjunction introducing a subclause expressing the cause, less often a concession or a motive)
- Synonyms:da,efterdi,eftersom,idet,når,på grund af at,siden
- In spoken language, the conjunctionat is often added after the conjunction. This usage (which goes back to Old Danish and Old Norse) isproscribed.
FromOld Norsefyrirþví (at).
fordi
- because
FromOld Norsefyrirþvíat (for det at).
fordi
- because
