/suːθ/
OriginFrom Middle English sooth, from Old English sōþ (“truth; true, actual, real”), from Proto-West Germanic *sanþ, from Proto-Germanic *sanþaz (“truth; true”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sónts, *h₁s-ont- (“being, existence, real, true”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”).
Akin to Old Saxon sōþ (“true”), Old High German sand (“true”), Old Norse sannr (“true”), Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰 (sunja, “truth”), Old English synn (“sin, guilt"; literally, "being the one guilty”). More at sin. See also soothe, derived from the same Old English word.
- archaic, uncountableTruth.
“In sooth, I know not why I am so sad.”
“[…] "O Eginhard, disclose
The meaning and the mystery of the rose";
And trembling he made answer: "In good sooth,
Its mystery is love, its meaning youth!"”
- obsolete, uncountableAugury; prognostication.
“The sooth of birds, by beating of their wings.”
- obsolete, uncountableBlandishment; cajolery.
- obsolete, uncountableReality; fact.
- archaicTrue.
- obsoletePleasing; delightful; sweet.
“The soothest shepherd that e'er pip'd on plains” — Comus
“With jellies soother than the creamy curd,
And lucent syrops, tinct with cinnamon; […]”
- archaic, not-comparableIn truth; indeed.
“That shall I sooth (said he) to you declare.”
Formssoother(comparative) · soothest(superlative)
Source: Wiktionary