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WHY, adv. L., for what. The original phrase is for what, for why.

1. For what cause or reason, interrogatively.

Turn ye, turn ye, for why will ye die? Jeremiah 27 .

2. For which reason or cause, relatively.

No ground of enmity, why he should mean me

3. For what reason or cause for which relatively.

Turn the discourse I have a reason why I would not have you speak so tenderly.

4. It is used sometimes emphatically, or rather as a expletive.

If her chill heart I cannot move, why, Ill enjoy the very love.

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Entry for 'Why'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​w/why.html.
 
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