Soth
/suːθ/noun
An archaic or dialectal form meaning true, truth, or indeed.
Did you know?The expression “forsooth,” meaning “indeed” or “truly,” preserves the same Old English root, turning an ancient truth-word into a dramatic oath-like formula.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*sanþaz
“True, real, genuine”
Old English
Old English
sōþ
“Truth; that which is true”
Old English
Old English
sōþ
“True, genuine, truthful”
Middle English
Middle English
soth
“True; truth; indeed”
14th–15th Century
English
forsooth
“In truth; indeed, formed with the intensifying prefix for-”
Modern English
English
soth
“An archaic, dialectal, or literary spelling of sooth”