forsooth

interjection (old use, no change)

«forsooth» in the English dictionary: everyday and Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

(old use) Forsooth means in truth or indeed, said to add emphasis, often in a teasing or scornful way. tree →

In the lessons

a word in old stories and plays, put in to sound old-fashioned, often to mock a claim: «As if there were no lads here, forsooth!»

Examples

Have you grown so bashful, forsooth? tree →
As if there were no lads in our village, forsooth! tree →
It is a great sin to dishonour Mother Friday, forsooth! tree →

Note

nothing for maths

Early Modern English

Meaning

in truth or indeed; used to add emphasis, often mockingly. tree →

Then and now

No longer used in everyday speech; today we say really or honestly.

Examples

Have you grown so bashful, forsooth? (Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore) tree →
As if there were no lads in our village, forsooth! (Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore) tree →
It's a great sin to dishonor Mother Friday--combing and spinning flax, forsooth! (Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore) tree →

Note

Today: really, indeed.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «forsooth» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«forsooth» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «forsooth» in the Early Modern English dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«forsooth» in the Early Modern English dictionary on Mova free.

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