soþ

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See also: soy, soth, and soð

Gothic

Romanization

sōþ

  1. romanization of 𐍃𐍉𐌸

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sanþ, from Proto-Germanic *sanþaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

sōþ

  2. true, real
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
      Hē þancode þā god eallra his gōdnyssa, þæt hē hine ġesċylde wiþ þone swicolan deofol and him siġe forġēaf þurh sōþne ġelēafan.
      Then he thanked God for all of his good deeds, that He protected him against the treacherous devil and gave him victory through the true faith.
    • late 9th century, Old English Martyrology
      Him mon brōhte gold tō ġefe, on þǣm wæs ġetācnod þæt hē wæs sōð cyning. Ōðer him brōhte reċels, on þǣm wæs ġetācnod þæt hē wæs sōð god. Sē þridda him brōhte myrran þā wyrt, on þǣm wæs ġetācnod þæt hē wæs dēadlīċ mon, ond þæt hē þurh his ānes dēað ealle ġelēaffulle men ġefrēode fram ēċum dēade.
      One man brought gold to give to him, which signified that he was a true king. The second brought him incense, which signified that he was the true god. The third brought him the myrrh-plant, which signified that he was a mortal man, and that through his death alone, he freed all faithful men from eternal death.

Declension

Declension of sōþ — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sōþ sōþ sōþ
Accusative sōþne sōþe sōþ
Genitive sōþes sōþre sōþes
Dative sōþum sōþre sōþum
Instrumental sōþe sōþre sōþe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sōþe sōþa, sōþe sōþ
Accusative sōþe sōþa, sōþe sōþ
Genitive sōþra sōþra sōþra
Dative sōþum sōþum sōþum
Instrumental sōþum sōþum sōþum
Declension of sōþ — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sōþa sōþe sōþe
Accusative sōþan sōþan sōþe
Genitive sōþan sōþan sōþan
Dative sōþan sōþan sōþan
Instrumental sōþan sōþan sōþan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sōþan sōþan sōþan
Accusative sōþan sōþan sōþan
Genitive sōþra, sōþena sōþra, sōþena sōþra, sōþena
Dative sōþum sōþum sōþum
Instrumental sōþum sōþum sōþum

Noun

sōþ n

  2. truth
    • Maxims II, 9-10
      Soð bið swicolost, sinc byð deorost,
      gold gumena gehwam, and gomol snoterost
      Truth will be trickiest, treasure the dearest,
      gold is for all men, and the old one is wisest

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative sōþ sōþ
accusative sōþ sōþ
genitive sōþes sōþa
dative sōþe sōþum

Antonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: soth
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