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forsooth

adv
/fɔɹˈsuθ/US

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from for sōþ — “truly, for certain, forsooth”
  2. inherited from forsothe

Definitions

  1. Used as an intensifier, often ironic

    Used as an intensifier, often ironic: indeed, really, truthfully.

    • Near-synonyms: true that, facts
    • A fit man, forsooth, to governe a realme!
    • [F]or certes, ſayes he, / I haue already choſen my officer, and what was he? / Forſooth, a great Arithmeticion, [...]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA