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forsooth

Forsooth (adv) means used as an intensifier, often ironic: indeed, really, truthfully.

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Used as an intensifier, often ironic: indeed, really, truthfully.
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Etymology

From Middle English forsothe, forsoþe, for sothe, from Old English for sōþ (“truly, for certain, forsooth”), equivalent to for (“for, by”) + sooth (“truth”).

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"forsooth" (adv) means used as an intensifier, often ironic: indeed, really, truthfully.

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