Look up: FORSOOTH


  1. Forsooth
    For·sooth' adverb [ Anglo-Saxon forsōð ; for , preposition + sōð sooth, truth. See For , prep ., and Sooth .] In truth; in fact; certainly; very well; -- formerly used as an expression of defe...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/65

  2. Forsooth
    For·sooth' transitive verb To address respectfully with the term forsooth . [ Obsolete] « The captain of the 'Charles' had forsoothed her, though he knew her well enough and she him.» Pepys.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/65

  3. Forsooth
    For·sooth' noun A person who used forsooth much; a very ceremonious and deferential person. [ R.] « You sip so like a forsooth of the city.» B. Jonson.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/65

  4. forsooth
    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) ... Origi...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?forsooth

  5. forsooth
    adverb an archaic word originally meaning `in truth` but now usually used to express disbelief
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=forsooth

  6. Forsooth
    • (adv.) In truth; in fact; certainly; very well; -- formerly used as an expression of deference or respect, especially to woman; now used ironically or contemptuously. • (v. t.) To address respectfully with the term forsooth. • (n.) A person who used forsooth much; a very ceremonious...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/forsooth/

  7. forsooth
    1) 'indeed!'
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/forsooth/1

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