different between forsooth vs sooth

English

Etymology

From Middle English forsothe, forsoþe, for sothe, from Old English for s?þ (“truly, for certain, forsooth”), equivalent to for (“for, by”) +? sooth (“truth”).

Pronunciation

• (General American), IPA^(key): /f???su?/, enPR: fôr-s??th?
• Rhymes: -u??

Adverb

forsooth (not comparable)

1. (archaic or poetic) Used as an intensifier, often ironic: indeed, really, truthfully.

   Synonyms: in point of fact, in truth, to tell the truth; see also Thesaurus:actually

   • 1630, John Hayward, The Life and Raigne of King Edward VI

     A fit man, forsooth, to governe a realme!

Translations

Further reading

• “fors??th, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928) , “Forsooth”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume IV (F–G), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697, page 470, column 3.

English

Etymology

From Middle English sooth, from Old English s?þ (“truth; true, actual, real”), from Proto-Germanic *sanþaz (“truth; true”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?sónts, *h?s-ont- (“being, existence, real, true”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?es- (“to be”). Akin to Old Saxon s?þ (“true”), Old High German sand (“true”), Old Norse sannr (“true”), Gothic ???????????????????? (sunja, “truth”), Old English synn (“sin, guilt"; literally, "being the one guilty”). More at sin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su??/

Noun

sooth (uncountable)

1. (archaic) Truth.
2. (obsolete) Augury; prognostication.

   • The sooth of birds, by beating of their wings.

3. (obsolete) Blandishment; cajolery.
4. (obsolete) Reality; fact.

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

sooth (comparative soother, superlative soothest)

1. (archaic) True.
2. (obsolete) Pleasing; delightful; sweet.

Related terms

Adverb

sooth (not comparable)

1. (archaic) In truth; indeed.

Anagrams

• Hoots, Htoos, Sotho, hoots, shoot, toosh

Scots

Etymology

From Old English s?þ, from Proto-Germanic *sunþr?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su?/

Adjective

sooth (not comparable)

1. south

Adverb

sooth (not comparable)

1. south

Noun

sooth (uncountable)

1. south