‘Sooth’ is an archaic word that means “truth” or “reality.”
It primarily lives on in the verb ‘soothe’ which originally meant "to show, assert, or confirm the truth of.”
‘forsooth’ = for truth (indeed)
‘soothsayer’ = truth sayer (someone who can predict the future)
It primarily lives on in the verb ‘soothe’ which originally meant "to show, assert, or confirm the truth of.”
‘forsooth’ = for truth (indeed)
‘soothsayer’ = truth sayer (someone who can predict the future)
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anti-sooth
Forsooth = archaic hillbilly word. ex: "How'd you get that thing to fit in that small hole?" "I forsooth it."
Soothsayer: The person talking with soot in their mouth.
Some of them could use a good dictionary, especially the ones who literally don't know what "literally" means.