sooth adjective, noun, & adverb. [su:Ɵ] arch.
[Old English sōÞ = Old Saxon sōð, Old Norse sannr, saðr, from Germanic from Indo-European. Cf. Sanskrit satya. See also SOOTHE.]
A. adjective.
1. Veritable, real, genuine. OE-ME.

2. Of a statement etc.: true, not false or fictitious. OE.

3. Of a person etc.: telling or speaking the truth, truthful. ME.

4. Soothing, soft; smooth. poet. E19.
b. noun.
1. (The) truth, the facts; fact, verity. OE.
by my sooth, by my good sooth, by your sooth, by your good sooth my word!, my goodness! in sooth, in good sooth, in very sooth in truth, truly, really.
■ W. Haig How far my accuser is from the sooth in charging me with this imputation.
■ Tennyson Was there sooth in Arthur's prophecy?

2. A true thing or saying; a truth. Long obsolete exc. Scot. ME.

3. Flattery, blandishments; a smooth or plausible word or speech. L16-E17.
C. adverb. Truly, truthfully, in truth. OE.

► Rare or obsolete (exc. in by my sooth, by your sooth, etc.) by M17; revived E19.

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