soþ

See also: soy, soth, and soð

Gothic

Romanization

sōþ

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐍉𐌸

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sanþ, from Proto-Germanic *sanþaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soːθ/

Adjective

sōþ

2. true, real
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints

     Hē þancode þā god eallra his gōdnyssa, þæt hē hine ġesċylde wiþ þone swicolan deofol and him siġe forġēaf þurh sōþne ġelēafan.

     Then he thanked God for all of his good deeds, that He protected him against the treacherous devil and gave him victory through the true faith.

Declension

Declension of sōþ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sōþ	sōþ	sōþ
Accusative	sōþne	sōþe	sōþ
Genitive	sōþes	sōþre	sōþes
Dative	sōþum	sōþre	sōþum
Instrumental	sōþe	sōþre	sōþe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sōþe	sōþa, sōþe	sōþ
Accusative	sōþe	sōþa, sōþe	sōþ
Genitive	sōþra	sōþra	sōþra
Dative	sōþum	sōþum	sōþum
Instrumental	sōþum	sōþum	sōþum

Declension of sōþ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sōþa	sōþe	sōþe
Accusative	sōþan	sōþan	sōþe
Genitive	sōþan	sōþan	sōþan
Dative	sōþan	sōþan	sōþan
Instrumental	sōþan	sōþan	sōþan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sōþan	sōþan	sōþan
Accusative	sōþan	sōþan	sōþan
Genitive	sōþra, sōþena	sōþra, sōþena	sōþra, sōþena
Dative	sōþum	sōþum	sōþum
Instrumental	sōþum	sōþum	sōþum

Noun

sōþ n

2. truth
   • Maxims II, 9-10

     Soð bið swicolost, sinc byð deorost,
     gold gumena gehwam, and gomol snoterost [...]

     Truth will be trickiest, treasure the dearest,
     gold is for all men, and the old one is wisest [...]

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	sōþ	sōþ
accusative	sōþ	sōþ
genitive	sōþes	sōþa
dative	sōþe	sōþum

Antonyms

• leas
• synn

Derived terms

• sōþfæst
• sōþfæstnes
• sōþġiedd
• sōþlīċ
• sōþlīċe
• sōþsagol
• unsōþ

Descendants

• Middle English: soth
  • English: sooth
  • Scots: suthe, suith