forsooth
Used as an intensifier, often ironic: indeed, really, truthfullyUsed as an intensifier, often ironic: indeed, really, truthfully.
US/fɔɹˈsuθ/
» Forsooth, if this were in a play, I'd want my tuppence back!
Воистину, будь это в пьесе, я б захотел получить свои гроши обратно!
Значення
значень: 1(архаїчне, без ступенів порівняння, поетичне)Used as an intensifier, often ironic: indeed, really, truthfully.
Near-synonyms: true that, facts
fürwahr
поистинеpoistine
Ще визначення
- an archaic word originally meaning ‘in truth’ but now usually used to express disbelief
Приклади
речень: 1Forsooth, if this were in a play, I'd want my tuppence back!
ruВоистину, будь это в пьесе, я б захотел получить свои гроши обратно!
Переклади
мов: 6Русский
indeed, truthfully, really:
Deutsch
indeed, truthfully, really:
Походження
From Middle English forsothe, forsoþe, for sothe, from Old English for sōþ (“truly, for ceFrom Middle English forsothe, forsoþe, for sothe, from Old English for sōþ (“truly, for certain, forsooth”), equivalent to for (“for, by”) + sooth (“truth”).
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