Part of speech: preposition, conjunction
(Dat, Acc) 1. before, in front of; in the presence of; 2. during; 3. for, because (of), on account of; for þon, forþon vid forþǽm
Etymology
[Mod E FOR ← Prot-Germ *fura, *furi; Goth faúr; O Fris for; O Sax for; Dt voor; OHG fora, furi (Mod G für); O Icel for- pref ← Indo-Europ *pro-, *pre-, *pṛ-; Lat por- pref “before, for”; Anc Gr παρ adv “beside, by, near”]
