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soothfastly

adv

Etymology

From Middle English sothefastly, soþfasstlike, soðfæstlice, from Old English sōþfæstlīċe, equivalent to soothfast + -ly.

  1. inherited from sōþfæstlīċe
  2. inherited from sothefastly

Definitions

  1. Actually

    Actually; truthfully; honestly.

    • […]—insomuch that thou or another, for such onehead that feeleth the perfection of this work, may soothfastly by witness of Scripture be called a God—[…]
    • And notwithstanding all this, I saw soothfastly that our Lord was never wroth, nor ever shall be.

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