Definition of Forsaoth
For*sooth" (?), adv. [AS.
forsōð; for, prep. + sōð
sooth, truth. See For, prep., and Sooth.]
In truth; in fact; certainly; very well; -- formerly used as an
expression of deference or respect, especially to woman; now used
ironically or contemptuously.
A fit man, forsooth, to govern a
realm! Hayward.
Our old English word forsooth has been changed
for the French madam. Guardian.
For*sooth", v. t. To address
respectfully with the term forsooth. [Obs.]
The captain of the "Charles" had forsoothed
her, though he knew her well enough and she him.
Pepys.
For*sooth", n. A person who used
forsooth much; a very ceremonious and deferential
person. [R.]
You sip so like a forsooth of the
city. B. Jonson.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (as an intensifier) indeed, truthfully, really
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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