3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sooth  \Sooth\  (s[=oo]th),  a.;  also  adv  [Compar.  {Soother} 
  (s[=oo]th"[~e]r);  superl.  {Soothest}.]  [OE.  soth,  AS 
  s[=o][eth],  for  san[eth];  akin  to  OS  s[=o][eth],  OHG.  sand, 
  Icel.  sannr,  Sw  sann,  Dan.  sand,  Skr.  sat,  sant,  real, 
  genuine,  present,  being  properly  p.  pr  from  a  root  meaning, 
  to  be  Skr.  as  L.  esse;  also  akin  to  Goth.  sunjis  true,  Gr 
  'eteo`s,  Skr.  satya.  [root]9.  Cf  {Absent},  {Am},  {Essence}, 
  {Is},  {Soothe},  {Sutee}.] 
  1.  True;  faithful;  trustworthy.  [Obs.  or  Scot.] 
 
  The  sentence  [meaning]  of  it  sooth  is  out  of  doubt. 
  --Chaucer. 
 
  That  shall  I  sooth  (said  he)  to  you  declare. 
  --Spensser. 
 
  2.  Pleasing;  delightful;  sweet.  [R.] 
 
  The  soothest  shepherd  that  ever  piped  on  plains. 
  --Milton. 
 
  With  jellies  soother  than  the  creamy  curd.  --Keats. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sooth  \Sooth\,  n.  [AS.  s[=o][eth].  See  {Sooth},  a.] 
  1.  Truth;  reality.  [Archaic] 
 
  The  sooth  it  this  the  cut  fell  to  the  knight. 
  --Chaucer. 
 
  In  sooth,  I  know  not  why  I  am  so  sad.  --Shak. 
 
  In  good  sooth,  Its  mystery  is  love,  its  meaninng 
  youth.  --Longfellow. 
 
  2.  Augury;  prognostication.  [Obs.] 
 
  The  soothe  of  birds  by  beating  of  their  wings. 
  --Spenser. 
 
  3.  Blandishment;  cajolery.  [Obs.]  --Shak. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  sooth 
  n  :  (archaic)  truth  or  reality;  "in  sooth" 

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