sooth

Meanings

Noun

• Truth.
• Augury; prognostication.
• Blandishment; cajolery.
• Reality; fact.

Adjective

• True.
• Pleasing; delightful; sweet.

Adverb

• In truth; indeed.

Origin

• From Middle English sooth, from Old English sōþ ("truth; true, actual, real"), from Proto-Germanic *sanþaz ("truth; true"), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sónts, *h₁s-ont-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-. Akin to Old Saxon sōþ ("true"), Old High German sand ("true"), Old Norse sannr ("true"), Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰 ("truth"), Old English synn ("sin, guilt"; literally, "being the one guilty"). More at sin.