forsooth

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English forsothe, forsoþe, for sothe, from Old English for sōþ (“truly, for certain, forsooth”), equivalent to for (“for, by”) +‎ sooth (“truth”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /fɔɹˈsuθ/, enPR: fôr-sōōth′ Rhymes: -uːθ === Adverb === forsooth (not comparable) (archaic or poetic) Used as an intensifier, often ironic: indeed, really, truthfully. Synonyms: in point of fact, in truth, to tell the truth; see also Thesaurus:actually ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “forsọ̄th, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Forsooth”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume IV (F–G), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 470, column 3.