sooth (2 associated with SOOTHE)
1.
truth
Mac. I. ii. 36
“If I say ”
; asseverative phr. “in
(good) ,”
in truth, truly, indeed (freq.); also without ‘in’
MND. III. ii. 265
“Yes, sooth”
;
II. ii. 129
“Good troth, you do me
wrong, good sooth, you do”
; once “very sooth”
Wint. I. ii. 17.
2.
flattery, cajoling
R2 III. iii. 136
“words of ”
; personified
Per. I. ii. 44
“When Signior Sooth here
does proclaim a peace, He flatters
you.”
