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!
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, not comparable, poetic)Used as an intensifier, often ironic: indeed, really, truthfully.
Near-synonyms: true that, facts
fürwahr
поистинеpoistine
More definitions
- an archaic word originally meaning ‘in truth’ but now usually used to express disbelief
Examples
1 sentencesForsooth, if this were in a play, I'd want my tuppence back!
ruВоистину, будь это в пьесе, я б захотел получить свои гроши обратно!
Translations
6 languagesРусский
indeed, truthfully, really:
Deutsch
indeed, truthfully, really:
Origin
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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