Sooth, 1) truth: “understand you this of me in s.” Shr. I, 2, 259. “it is silly s.” Tw. II, 4, 47. “he looks like s.” Wint. IV, 4, 171. “if I say s.” Mcb. I, 2, 36. “if thy speech be s.” V, 5, 40. “to say the s.” H5 III, 6, 151. “to say s.” H8 II, 3, 30. “s. to say,” Err. IV, 4, 72. Shr. IV, 2, 99. Oftenest used in asseverations: “in s.:” Wiv. III, 4, 110. LLL V, 2, 586 (Qq faith). Merch. I, 1, 1. Shr. II, 242. All's V, 2, 47 (was I, in s.? == indeed). Tw. II, 3, 22. John I, 123. IV, 1, 29. H4A II, 3, 82 (Qq in faith). III, 1, 259. Troil. III, 1, 59. Oth. III, 4, 97. “in good s.:” Tp. II, 2, 151. Meas. III, 2, 108. As III, 2, 410. John IV, 1, 106. H4A III, 1, 251. H4A III, 1, 251 H4A III, 1, 251 Troil. III, 1, 59. Lr. II, 2, 111 (Qq). s., without “in:” Mids. III, 2, 265. Tw. II, 1, 11. II, 4, 91. Wint. IV, 4, 357. Caes. II, 4, 20. Oth. III, 3, 52. Ant. IV, 4, 8. “good s.:” Mids. II, 2, 129. Merch. II, 6, 42. Shr. III, 2, 118. Wint. IV, 4, 160. H4B II, 4, 40 (Q faith). Troil. II, 1, 119. Per. I, 1, 86. IV, 1, 89. “very s.:” Wint. I, 2, 17.
2) saying Yes to what another says, officious assentation, cajoling: “O God! that e'er this tongue of mine, that laid the sentence of dread banishment on yon proud man, should take it off again with words of s.” R2 III, 3, 136. “when Signior S. here does proclaim a peace, he flatters you,” Per. I, 2, 44.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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