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sooth definition

sooth (so̵̅o̅t̸h)

adjective

  1. Archaic true or real
  2. Old Poet. soothing; smooth

Etymology: ME soth < OE, akin to Goth sunja, truth, ON sannr, true < IE base *es-, to be (> am, is): basic sense “that is”

noun

Archaic truth; fact

Related Forms:

sooth Idioms

in sooth

Archaic in truth; truly

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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