Why
King James Dictionary [1]
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.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( adv.) For what cause, reason, or purpose; on what account; wherefore; - used interrogatively. See the Note under What, pron., 1.
(2): ( adv.) For which; on account of which; - used relatively.
(3): ( adv.) The reason or cause for which; that on account of which; on what account; as, I know not why he left town so suddenly; - used as a compound relative.
(4): ( n.) A young heifer.
