Soth(e)

, Soþ(e) , Suth ( XIV b ), adj. true, VI 122, VII 11, XI a 51, b 58, .; n. (the) truth, VII 36, VIII a 124, IX 247, XIV b 58, .; in soth to me , IX 100 ( see note); the soth for to knaw , to tell the truth, XVII 246; for soþe , ., (OE. for sōþ ) for a fact, with certainty, IV a 74, V 26, 291, VIII b 3; indeed, certainly, II 12, V 234, 339, VIII b 90, .; adv. actually, certainly, I 24, V 42. [OE. sōþ , adj. and n.; sōþe , adv.] See Suthfast.