soþ

See also: soy, soth, and soð

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sanþaz. Cognate with Old Saxon sōð, Old Norse sannr, saðr. See also English sooth.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /soːθ/

Adjective

sōþ

  1. true, real
    Hū magon sċēaweras sōðe bēon ġif ūre ēagan sōþ ne sind?
    How can mirrors be real if our eyes aren't real?

Declension
Declension of soþ — 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, -e sōþ
Accusative sōþe sōþa, -e sōþ
Genitive sōþra sōþra sōþra
Dative sōþum sōþum sōþum
Instrumental sōþum sōþum sōþum
Declension of soþ — 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

  1. 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
Declension of soþ (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative sōþ sōþ
accusative sōþ sōþ
genitive sōþes sōþa
dative sōþe sōþum

Derived terms

Descendants
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