sooth

sooth
sooth O.E. soð "truth," noun use of soþ (adj.) "true," originally *sonþ-, from P.Gmc. *santhaz (Cf. O.N. sannr, O.S. soth, O.H.G. sand "true," Goth. sunja "truth"), and thus cognate with O.E. synn "sin" and L. sontis "guilty" (truth is related to guilt via "being the one;" see SIN (Cf. sin)), from PIE *es-ont- "being, existence," thus "real, true," from prp. of root *es-, the s-form of the verb "to be" (see BE (Cf. be)), preserved in L. sunt "they are" and Ger. sind. Archaic in English, it is the root of modern words for "true" in Swedish (sann) and Danish (sand). In common use until c.1650, then obsolete until revived as an archaism early 19c. by Scott, etc.

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  • Sooth — Sooth, n. [AS. s[=o][eth]. See {Sooth}, a.] 1. Truth; reality. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] The sooth it this, the cut fell to the knight. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] In sooth, I know not why I am so sad. Shak. [1913 Webster] In good sooth, Its mystery… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sooth — (s[=oo]th), a.; also adv. [Compar. {Soother} (s[=oo]th [ e]r); superl. {Soothest}.] [OE. soth, AS. s[=o][eth], for san[eth]; akin to OS. s[=o][eth], OHG. sand, Icel. sannr, Sw. sann, Dan. sand, Skr. sat, sant, real, genuine, present, being;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sooth — ► NOUN archaic ▪ truth. ● in sooth Cf. ↑in sooth ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • sooth — [so͞oth] adj. [ME soth < OE, akin to Goth sunja, truth, ON sannr, true < IE base * es , to be (> AM, IS1): basic sense “that is”] 1. Archaic true or real 2. Old Poet. soothing; smooth n. Archaic truth; fact truth; fact …   English World dictionary

  • sooth|ly — «SOOTH lee», adverb. Archaic. truly; in truth: »Soothly, other shores I fain would see (William Morris) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sooth — is an archaic word that, according to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, may refer to one of the following *Truth *Reality *Smooth *Softee also* Soothsayer …   Wikipedia

  • sooth — for·sooth; in·sooth; sooth·ful; sooth·less; sooth·ly; sooth·say·er; sooth·say·ing; sooth; sooth·er; sooth·say; sooth·ing·ly; sooth·ing·ness; …   English syllables

  • Sooth — Aloo tikki servido con menta (izquierda), saunth (derecha) y dahi (yogur, detrás). El sooth o saunth es un chutney dulce empleado en los chaats indios. Se hace con jengibre seco (o sooth, de ahí su nombre) y pasta de tamarindo (imli). El chutney… …   Wikipedia Español

  • sooth´er — soothe «sooth», verb, soothed, sooth|ing. –v.t. 1. to quiet; calm; comfort: »The mother soothed the crying child. Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast (William Congreve) …   Useful english dictionary

  • sooth — 1. noun /suːθ/ Truth. In sooth, I know not why I am so sad. (Merchant of Venice, Act I, Scene 1) 2. adjective /suːθ/ True …   Wiktionary

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