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sooth

(so͞oth) Archaic

adj.

1. Real; true.

2. Soft; smooth.

Truth; reality.

[Middle English, from Old English sōth; see es- in Indo-European roots.]

sooth′ly adv.

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sooth

(suːθ)

truth or reality (esp in the phrase in sooth)

adj

1. true or real

2. smooth

[Old English sōth; related to Old Norse sathr true, Old High German sand, Gothic sunja truth, Latin sōns guilty, sonticus critical]

ˈsoothly adv

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sooth

(suθ)
Archaic. n.

1. truth, reality, or fact.

adj.

2. soothing, soft, or sweet.

3. true or real.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English sōth, derivative of sōth true, c. Old Saxon sōth, Old Norse sannr, sathr]

sooth′ly, adv.

sooth

, soothsayer, soothe - Sooth, "true, truth," or "that which is," is part of soothsayer; it is related to soothe, which once meant "assent to be true; say yes to," or "to prove or show a fact to be true."

sooth

(archaic) [suːθ] N in sooth → en realidad

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sooth

n in sooth (obs, liter) → wahrlich (obs)

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"Nay, never say it!" cried Robin, "I am glad I fell in with you; though, "sooth to say, I did all the falling!"

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Was never the man born nor never the lady chosen Who knoweth of the sooth of Arthur to say more.

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"Now, in good sooth," quoth merry Robin, laughing, "thou hast a quaint tongue betwixt thy teeth.

In sooth, 'tis strange; but here I behold six eggs that must have come by accident from some poultry yard hereabouts.

Then merry Robin looked up and down, as if to see that there was no one nigh, and then, coming close to the Corn Engrosser, he stood on tiptoe and spake in his ear, "Thinkest thou in sooth that I am a beggar, as I seem to be?

"Why, as thou art an honest fellow and a rich fellow," said the Corn Engrosser, "I mind not thy company; but, in sooth, I have no great fondness for beggars."

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"I have in good sooth," Alleyne answered, and then as they journeyed on their way he told them the many things that had befallen him, his meeting with the villein, his sight of the king, his coming upon his brother, with all the tale of the black welcome and of the fair damsel.

But I doubt not that you are right, and that Maude's wings need clipping, which I may leave in your hands when I am gone, for, in sooth, this peaceful life is not for me, and were it not for your gracious kindness and loving care I could not abide it a week.

It is sooth that I have received seven and twenty wounds.

"Your pardon, fair sir," said he, "but I know you the moment I clap eyes on you, though in sooth I have seen you oftener in steel than in velvet.

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"An I speak not sooth, let it be the worse for me."

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A pal doon sooth has just joined and sent me a video of them doing my favourite song by my favourite rocker - Freddie Mercury's Don't Stop Me Now.