forsooth

[ fawr-sooth ]

/ fɔrˈsuθ /

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adverb Archaic.

(now used in derision or to express disbelief) in truth; in fact; indeed.

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Origin of forsooth

before 900; Middle English forsothe,Old English forsōth.See for, sooth

Words nearby forsooth

Forseti, for shame, for short, for show, forsook, forsooth, forspeak, forspent, Forssmann, for starters, Forster

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How to use forsooth in a sentence

If a man has hired an ox or sheep and a lion has killed it in the open field, that loss is for its owner forsooth.
The Oldest Code of Laws in the World|Hammurabi, King of Babylon
The dates that are over, which are in the plantation, the owner of the plantation shall take forsooth.
The Oldest Code of Laws in the World|Hammurabi, King of Babylon
Music mingled with the sound of merry voices, and forsooth now and again we heard the faint popping of corks along Officers' Row.
The Way of a Man|Emerson Hough
As if, forsooth, the existence of our nationality began and ended in Pretoria!
My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War|Ben Viljoen.

So I am to be ruind, because, forsooth, you must be in Love!
The Beggar's Opera|John Gay

British Dictionary definitions for forsooth

forsooth

/ (fəˈsuːθ) /

adverb

archaic in truth; indeed

Word Origin for forsooth

Old English forsōth

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