† soothsawn.

Forms: Also sooth saw. Forms: Old English soðsagu, soðsage, Middle English soð-, Middle English soþ-, sothsaȝe, Middle English soþsagh, Middle English sothesaugh; Middle English soþ-, Middle English soth-, Middle English sothesawe, 1500s sothsaw; Middle English sooþ-, Middle English soothsawe, 1500s soothsaw.

Etymology: Old English sóðsagu : see sooth adj. and saw n.² In later use sometimes not a combination, but a simple collocation of adjective and noun.

Obsolete.

1. The or an act of speaking the truth; (one's) truthfulness, truth.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > truthfulness, veracity > [noun] > speaking the truth

soothsawc950

truthing1644

tell-truth1744

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > truthfulness, veracity > [noun] > true statement, correct account, truth

soothquidec888

soothsawc950

soothOE

righteousnessa1225

certainty1330

truthc1330

trotha1387

verity1533

tell-truth?1556

oracle1569

true1581

round O1605

fact1779

veracity1852

veritability1864

c950 Lindisf. Gosp. Matt., Int. 7/2 Soðspell vel soðsaga [= historia].

a1023 Wulfstan Homilies 74 On manna gehwylces mode and muðe soðsagu stande.

c1380 J. Wyclif Three Treat. in Sel. Wks. III. 6 Aȝein hem þat in blindenes of malice pursuen me for my sooþsawe.

c1400 Rom. Rose 6125 Though that thou shuldist for thi sothe-sawe Ben al to-beten and to-drawe.

c1440 Gesta Romanorum (Harl.) xlv. 175 My felowe for his sothe sawe, hathe loste his lyf.

c1483 W. Caxton Epil. Chaucer's H. Fame d v This noble man Gefferey Chaucer fynysshyd at the sayd conclusion of the metyng of lesyng and sothsawe.

2. A true saying, statement, or account; a truth.

ΚΠ

α.

a1250 Owl & Nightingale 1038 Hit was iseid in olde laȝe, An ȝet ilast þilke soþsaȝe [etc.].

1362 W. Langland Piers Plowman A. xi. 16 Al þe soþ sawes þat Salamon seide euere.

c1384 G. Chaucer Hous of Fame 2089 A lesynge & a sad soth-sawe.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 8911 For þe loue o þis soth-sagh.

c1430 Wycliffite Bible Pref. Ep. ix For it is an old sothsawe, to the auarouse man as wel lackith the good that he hath, as that he hath not.

β. a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 14 Ut of latin ðis song is dragen On engleis speche on soðe-sagen.c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 2298 Sey me þe soþe sawe: How mykel louestou me wyþ wylle?c1384 G. Chaucer Hous of Fame 676 Thou shalt here..moo tydynges, Bothe sothe sawes and leysinges.?1520 J. Rastell Nature .iiii. Element sig. Bij^v I..gyue the absolucion For thy soth saws, stande vp, Iack daw!c1530 Hickscorner (1905) 129 I came..to preach and teach of God's sooth saws Ayenst vice.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	soothsaw
释义	† soothsawn. Forms: Also sooth saw. Forms: Old English soðsagu, soðsage, Middle English soð-, Middle English soþ-, sothsaȝe, Middle English soþsagh, Middle English sothesaugh; Middle English soþ-, Middle English soth-, Middle English sothesawe, 1500s sothsaw; Middle English sooþ-, Middle English soothsawe, 1500s soothsaw. Etymology: Old English sóðsagu : see sooth adj. and saw n.² In later use sometimes not a combination, but a simple collocation of adjective and noun. Obsolete. 1. The or an act of speaking the truth; (one's) truthfulness, truth. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > truthfulness, veracity > [noun] > speaking the truth soothsawc950 truthing1644 tell-truth1744 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > truthfulness, veracity > [noun] > true statement, correct account, truth soothquidec888 soothsawc950 soothOE righteousnessa1225 certainty1330 truthc1330 trotha1387 verity1533 tell-truth?1556 oracle1569 true1581 round O1605 fact1779 veracity1852 veritability1864 c950 Lindisf. Gosp. Matt., Int. 7/2 Soðspell vel soðsaga [= historia]. a1023 Wulfstan Homilies 74 On manna gehwylces mode and muðe soðsagu stande. c1380 J. Wyclif Three Treat. in Sel. Wks. III. 6 Aȝein hem þat in blindenes of malice pursuen me for my sooþsawe. c1400 Rom. Rose 6125 Though that thou shuldist for thi sothe-sawe Ben al to-beten and to-drawe. c1440 Gesta Romanorum (Harl.) xlv. 175 My felowe for his sothe sawe, hathe loste his lyf. c1483 W. Caxton Epil. Chaucer's H. Fame d v This noble man Gefferey Chaucer fynysshyd at the sayd conclusion of the metyng of lesyng and sothsawe. 2. A true saying, statement, or account; a truth. ΚΠ α. a1250 Owl & Nightingale 1038 Hit was iseid in olde laȝe, An ȝet ilast þilke soþsaȝe [etc.]. 1362 W. Langland Piers Plowman A. xi. 16 Al þe soþ sawes þat Salamon seide euere. c1384 G. Chaucer Hous of Fame 2089 A lesynge & a sad soth-sawe. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 8911 For þe loue o þis soth-sagh. c1430 Wycliffite Bible Pref. Ep. ix For it is an old sothsawe, to the auarouse man as wel lackith the good that he hath, as that he hath not. β. a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 14 Ut of latin ðis song is dragen On engleis speche on soðe-sagen.c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 2298 Sey me þe soþe sawe: How mykel louestou me wyþ wylle?c1384 G. Chaucer Hous of Fame 676 Thou shalt here..moo tydynges, Bothe sothe sawes and leysinges.?1520 J. Rastell Nature .iiii. Element sig. Bij^v I..gyue the absolucion For thy soth saws, stande vp, Iack daw!c1530 Hickscorner (1905) 129 I came..to preach and teach of God's sooth saws Ayenst vice. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.c950
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