different between forway vs forwhy

English

Etymology

From Late Middle English forwayen, forweyen (“to go astay, go out of the way”), partly equivalent to for- +? way (compare Old English forwe?an (“to overcome, kill”)); and partly continuing, in altered form, Middle English forveien, forsveien, forvoyen (“to err, go astray”), from Old French forsveer, forvoier (“to go astray, err”).

Verb

forway (third-person singular simple present forways, present participle forwaying, simple past and past participle forwayed)

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To go out of the way; go astray; err; make a mistake; sin.

English

Etymology

From Middle English forwhy, forwhi, from Old English forhw?, forhw? (“why, wherefore”). Equivalent to for +? why.

Conjunction

forwhy

1. (obsolete) Because; for the reason that.

Synonyms

• as, given that, since; see also Thesaurus:because

Middle English

Adverb

forwhy

1. for what reason, for what cause, why; the reason why, for the reason that

   • Forwhy? Yif thou enforcest thee to assemble money, thow must byreven him his money that hath it.

2. on account of which
   • a. 1250, unknown author, Florizsand Blauncheflur

     I ne finde no3t atte frume Þat þing for whi ihc am hider icume.

3. inasmuch as, since, for

   • That ye to him of hard now been ywonne Oughte he be glad..Forwhi men seith, "impressiounes light Ful lightly been ay redy to the flight."

4. for which reason, wherefore, therefore

   • Me nedeth here noon other art to use; Forwhi to every lovere I me excuse, ...

5. in order that, so that

   • In hyr hand A braunche newe, Forwhy that no man sholde her lette.

6. on the condition that, provided that, if

   • Thou shalt haue yiftis good, For-why þat thou wilte dwelle with me.