Definitions for forsooth
fɔrˈsuθfor·sooth

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. forsoothadverb

   an archaic word originally meaning `in truth' but now usually used to express disbelief

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. forsoothadverb

   indeed, truthfully, really

2. Etymology: From for + sothe

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Forsoothadverb

   Etymology: forsoðe, Saxon.

   1. In truth; certainly; very well. It is used almost always in an ironical or contemptuous sense.

   Wherefore doth Lysander
   Deny your love, so rich within his soul,
   And tender me, forsooth, affection? William Shakespeare.

   A fit man, forsooth, to govern a realm, who had so goodly government in his own estate. John Hayward.

   Unlearned persons use such letters as justly express the power or sound of their speech; yet forsooth, we say, write not true English, or true French. William Holder, Elem. of Speech.

   In the East-Indies a widow, who has any regard to her character, throws herself into the flames of her husband’s funeral pile, to shew, forsooth, that she is faithful to the memory of her deceased lord. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

   She would cry out murder, and disturb the whole neighbourhood; and when John came running down the stairs to enquire what the matter was,nothing, forsooth, only her maid had stuck a pin wrong in her gown. John Arbuthnot, Hist. of J. Bull.

   Some question the genuineness of his books, because, forsooth, they cannot discover in them that fiumen orationis that Marcus Tullius Cicero speaks of. Thomas Baker, Reflections on Learning.

   2. It is supposed to have been once a word of honour in address to women. It is probable that an inferior, being called, shewed his attention by answering in the word yes, forsooth, which in time lost its true meaning; and instead of a mere exclamatory interjection, was supposed a compellation. It appears in William Shakespeare to have been used likewise to men.

   Our old English word forsooth has been changed for the French madam. Guardian.

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1. forsooth

   "Forsooth" is an archaic or old-fashioned English term often used in literary or dramatic context. It is an adverb that means "indeed", "in truth", "truly" or "certainly". It was used to express affirmation or agreement.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Forsoothadverb

   in truth; in fact; certainly; very well; -- formerly used as an expression of deference or respect, especially to woman; now used ironically or contemptuously

2. Forsoothverb

   to address respectfully with the term forsooth

3. Forsoothnoun

   a person who used forsooth much; a very ceremonious and deferential person

4. Etymology: [AS. fors; for, prep. + s sooth, truth. See For, prep., and Sooth.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Forsooth

   for-sōōth′, adv. in truth: certainly.

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of forsooth in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of forsooth in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=forsooth
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Forsooth
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=forsooth
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forsooth
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=forsooth