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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Here-, Heirfor, -fore, adv. Also: her-, heyr-, hyr-, heer(e)- and -foir (-fooir), -foer. [ME. her(e)fore, herfor (Cursor M.), hierfore (c 1200).] Herefor.

1. In payment of this. c1475 Wall. xi. 1439.
Costis herfor was no man bond to me 1471 Acta Aud. 18/1.
To distreinȝe him, his landis and gudis herefore 1511 Dunferm. B. Rec. 297.
I the said ballie … payand yeirly heirfor sax schillingis 1556 Inverness B. Rec. I. 3.
Payit to … our rentelman hyrfor twenty merkis 1562 Maxwell Mem. I. 298.
Payand heirfoir … to my Lord of Glesgow …

2. On this account, for this reason, therefore; to this end. 1456–70 Liber Aberbr. 108.
Herfor we … beseikys … yowr nobylle lordschipys … tyl intend auisytly tyll our said complaynt 1472 Lennox Mun. 90.
Heyrfor the said respet is nocht hurt by my enteres, as said is c1515 Asl. MS. I. 176/9.
Herfor euery noble creatur suld eschew to do wrang 1519 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 192.
Our will is heirfore … that … ye … accept the said office 1533 Bell. Livy I. 120/29.
Herefore … he dissimillit and made him as he war ane fule 1562-3 Winȝet I. 33/26.
Desist heirfore … fra ȝour … wylful blyndnes 1570 Sat. P. xiii. 173.
Thir wordis suld curage ȝow … ; Fall to, heirfoir, with blyith and mirrie cheir 1645 Misc. Spald. C. I. 56.
These ar heirfoir to desyre yow that yow will be heir at Abirdeeine on Fridday