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

  1. 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.

Declension

Noun

sōþ n

  1. 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