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# sooth

noun (old use, in fairy tales)

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

## Everyday

Truth. The phrases «in sooth» and «for sooth» mean truly or indeed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sooth/#m1)

### In the lessons

in fairy tales, an old word used to say something is really true

### Examples

- In sooth, she has no equal! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sooth/#x1)
- For sooth, this is a man I play with. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sooth/#x2)
- Sooth to say, the king was angry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sooth/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

The word here is from "soothing," meaning calming or gentle, and not the old word for truth.

**Interpretation.** Proverbs says gentle speech is a tree of life, while twisted speech hurts the spirit. Tradition teaches that kind words heal.

### Examples

- A soothing tongue is a tree of life; but perverseness therein is a wound to the spirit. (Writings PRO.15.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sooth/#x1)

### Note

nothing for maths

## Early Modern English

### Meaning

Truth; in the phrases "in good sooth" and "for sooth" it means truly or indeed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/S/sooth/#m1)

### Then and now

No longer used except in old phrases; today we say in truth or really. The sentences use the old sense.

### Examples

- In good sooth, she has not her equal! (The Brown Fairy Book) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/S/sooth/#x1)
- For sooth this is a man with whom I play. (Indian Fairy Tales) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/S/sooth/#x2)
- For sooth it is a man with whom I play. (Indian Fairy Tales) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/S/sooth/#x3)

### Note

Today: truth; truly.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sooth» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sooth/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sooth» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sooth.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «sooth» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sooth/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sooth» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/sooth.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «sooth» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/S/sooth/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sooth» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/sooth.html) on Mova free.