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Gothic
Romanization
sōþ
- Romanization of 𐍃𐍉𐌸
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sanþ, from Proto-Germanic *sanþaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sōþ
- 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
Declension of sōþ — Strong
Noun
sōþ n
- 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
Declension of sōþ (strong a-stem)
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