しかれば

conjunction

therefore; thus; so

Dated literary conjunction meaning 'therefore' or 'and so'. In modern Japanese, だから, それで, or したがって are more common.

• 彼かれは正しょう直じき者ものだ。しかれば、人ひとに騙だまされることもある。

  He is an honest person. Therefore, he sometimes gets deceived by others.

conjunction

well then; by the way

Archaic use as a discourse marker to change topic or prompt a response, similar to 'well then' or 'now then'. Not used in modern conversation.

• しかれば、いかがお過すごしでございますか。

  Well then, how have you been?