forsooth

Used as an intensifier, often ironic: indeed, really, truthfully.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɔɹˈsuθ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: forsothe

Inherited from Old English: for sōþ

In summary

From Middle English forsothe, forsoþe, for sothe, from Old English for sōþ (“truly, for certain, forsooth”), equivalent to for (“for, by”) + sooth (“truth”).

Synonyms

truly

undoubtedly

without doubt

without question

indeed

verily

sure enough

truth

truthfully

upon my word

veraciously

veritably

straight up

quotha

actually

by God

as a matter of fact

frankly

in point of fact

in truth

really

Translations

fürwahr

in verità

invero

wahrlich

hakikaten

wahrheitsgemäß

sehr wohl

αληθώς

sincèrement

vraiment

حقا

waarlijk

zaiste

doprawdy

na verdade