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soth

soth

9.9
A word said to show that something is true
  • interjection
  • Archaic
translation icon : en verdad
  • He declared, 'Soth! The rumors are true, and the king has returned.'

Examples

  • It is a great day, soth!

  • The old knight exclaimed 'Soth' to show his agreement with the council's decision.

  • Soth, I have never heard such a remarkable tale in all my years.

  • The tale was spun with care, soth it must be true.

  • Soth, I have never heard such a remarkable tale in all my years.

  • He declared, 'Soth! The rumors are true, and the king has returned.'

  • The old knight exclaimed 'Soth' to show his agreement with the council's decision.

Synonyms

indeed
vssoth
  • Informal
146 1.0

To show surprise or doubt, often with irony

is an archaic exclamation used to mean truly and emphasize truth
strewth
vssoth
  • Archaic
1 9.9

An old-fashioned word said to show surprise or strong feeling

is primarily a truth-stressing old interjection, not mainly surprise-focused
forsooth
vssoth
  • Archaic
9.9

To show surprise or that you do not believe something, often in an old joking way

is used to stress truth seriously in old speech rather than irony
word
vssoth
  • Slang
9.9

An informal exclamation used to show agreement

is the older formal exclamation used to stress truth rather than casual agreement

How Emphatic

verily
  • Archaic
4 9.9
soth
  • Archaic
9.9
indeed
1.0
truly
1.0
in truth
84 3.8

Surface Forms

soth main

Etymology

Soth used as a short exclamation comes from the old English sooth meaning 'true', so people would cry soth like 'truly!' or 'indeed!' to show strong belief or agreement.