certesadv.

/ˈsəːtɪz/

Forms: Middle English sertes, sertis, Middle English–1600s certis, Middle English certys, Middle English certus, 1500s certeyse, certesse, –1600s certs, Middle English– certes.

Etymology: Middle English certes, < Old French certes, more fully a certes, according to Littré < Latin *a certis from certain (grounds), certainly. Compare Old Spanish certas, Catalan certes. In French now pronounced /sɛrt/: in English usually dissyllabic, but, from 1300, occasionally found as a monosyllable, spelt cert or certs , or shown by the rhyme or rhythm to be so pronounced when written certes . See cert n.

archaic.

Of a truth, of a certainty, certainly, assuredly. Used to confirm a statement. (‘An old word’ (Johnson); used chiefly in poetry or archaic prose.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [adverb] > assuredly, indeed

soothlyc825

forsoothc888

wiselyc888

sooth to sayOE

i-wislichec1000

to (‥) soothOE

iwis?c1160

certesa1250

without missa1275

i-witterlic1275

trulyc1275

aplight1297

certc1300

in (good) fayc1300

verily1303

certain1330

in truthc1330

to tell (also speak, say) the truthc1330

certainlya1375

faithlya1375

in faitha1375

surelya1375

in sooth1390

in trothc1390

in good faitha1393

to witc1400

faithfullyc1405

soothly to sayc1405

all righta1413

sad?a1425

in certc1440

wella1470

truec1480

to say (the) truth1484

of a truth1494

of (a) trotha1500

for a truth?1532

in (of) verity1533

of verityc1550

really1561

for, in, or into very?1565

indeed1583

really and truly1600

indeed and indeed1673

right enough1761

deed1816

just1838

of a verity1850

sho1893

though1905

verdad1928

sholy1929

ja-nee1937

only1975

deffo1996

a1250 Owl & Nightingale 1769 Certes cwaþ þe ule þat is soþ.

138. J. Wyclif Serm. in Sel. Wks. I. 6 Certis noon but the lord of þis feeste.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 4907 ‘Sertes’, said þai, ‘leue lauerdinges, Haue we noght þan o þe kinges.

c1405 (c1385) G. Chaucer Knight's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 64 For certes [v.r. certus] lord ther is noon of vs alle That she ne hath been a duchesse or a queene.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 8 Wherfore certis if eny man can be sikir for eny tyme that these ij. premyssis be trewe.

c1557 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. III. 121 Many a man certesse.

1597 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 1st 3 Bks. i. iii. 7 Then certes was the famous Corduban Neuer but halfe so high Tragedian.

1600 C. Tourneur Transformed Metamorph. sig. C Yet certs, if the naked truth I say.

1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy II. xix. 168 Then certes the soul does not inhabit there.

1815 W. Wordsworth Poems I. 123 And certes not in vain; he had inventions rare.

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise I. i. 47 Certes, we might have gathered wealth untold.

β. monosyllabic. Obsoletec1300 K. Alis. 1359 He thonkid alle therof, certes, And starf anon withoute smert.c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 13 Certs to þis I sey þei owe boþe to curse & wari.1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII i. i. 48 As you guesse: One certes, that promises no Element.1631 T. Fuller Davids Sinne xxxii. sig. B2^v This certs I know.1631 T. Fuller Heavie Punishment in Davids Sinne 237 But certs I know that such mistake their ground.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	certes
释义	certesadv. /ˈsəːtɪz/ Forms: Middle English sertes, sertis, Middle English–1600s certis, Middle English certys, Middle English certus, 1500s certeyse, certesse, –1600s certs, Middle English– certes. Etymology: Middle English certes, < Old French certes, more fully a certes, according to Littré < Latin a certis from certain (grounds), certainly. Compare Old Spanish certas, Catalan certes. In French now pronounced /sɛrt/: in English usually dissyllabic, but, from 1300, occasionally found as a monosyllable, spelt cert* or certs , or shown by the rhyme or rhythm to be so pronounced when written certes . See cert n. archaic. Of a truth, of a certainty, certainly, assuredly. Used to confirm a statement. (‘An old word’ (Johnson); used chiefly in poetry or archaic prose.) ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [adverb] > assuredly, indeed soothlyc825 forsoothc888 wiselyc888 sooth to sayOE i-wislichec1000 to (‥) soothOE iwis?c1160 certesa1250 without missa1275 i-witterlic1275 trulyc1275 aplight1297 certc1300 in (good) fayc1300 verily1303 certain1330 in truthc1330 to tell (also speak, say) the truthc1330 certainlya1375 faithlya1375 in faitha1375 surelya1375 in sooth1390 in trothc1390 in good faitha1393 to witc1400 faithfullyc1405 soothly to sayc1405 all righta1413 sad?a1425 in certc1440 wella1470 truec1480 to say (the) truth1484 of a truth1494 of (a) trotha1500 for a truth?1532 in (of) verity1533 of verityc1550 really1561 for, in, or into very?1565 indeed1583 really and truly1600 indeed and indeed1673 right enough1761 deed1816 just1838 of a verity1850 sho1893 though1905 verdad1928 sholy1929 ja-nee1937 only1975 deffo1996 a1250 Owl & Nightingale 1769 Certes cwaþ þe ule þat is soþ. 138. J. Wyclif Serm. in Sel. Wks. I. 6 Certis noon but the lord of þis feeste. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 4907 ‘Sertes’, said þai, ‘leue lauerdinges, Haue we noght þan o þe kinges. c1405 (c1385) G. Chaucer Knight's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 64 For certes [v.r. certus] lord ther is noon of vs alle That she ne hath been a duchesse or a queene. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 8 Wherfore certis if eny man can be sikir for eny tyme that these ij. premyssis be trewe. c1557 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. III. 121 Many a man certesse. 1597 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 1st 3 Bks. i. iii. 7 Then certes was the famous Corduban Neuer but halfe so high Tragedian. 1600 C. Tourneur Transformed Metamorph. sig. C Yet certs, if the naked truth I say. 1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy II. xix. 168 Then certes the soul does not inhabit there. 1815 W. Wordsworth Poems I. 123 And certes not in vain; he had inventions rare. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise I. i. 47 Certes, we might have gathered wealth untold. β. monosyllabic. Obsoletec1300 K. Alis. 1359 He thonkid alle therof, certes, And starf anon withoute smert.c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 13 Certs to þis I sey þei owe boþe to curse & wari.1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII i. i. 48 As you guesse: One certes, that promises no Element.1631 T. Fuller Davids Sinne xxxii. sig. B2^v This certs I know.1631 T. Fuller Heavie Punishment in Davids Sinne 237 But certs I know that such mistake their ground. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.a1250
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