Sooth
Sooth (soth) , a.; also adv.
[Old English soth, Anglo-Saxon sōe, for sane; akin to Old Saxon sōe, Old High German sand, Icelandic sannr, Swedish sann, Danish sand, Sanskrit sat, sant, real, genuine, present, being; properly p. pr. from a root meaning, to be, Sanskrit as, Latin esse; also akin to Gothic sunjis true, Greek 'eteo`s, Sanskrit satya. r9. Compare Absent, Am, Essence, Is, Soothe, Sutee.]
1.
True; faithful; trustworthy. [Obsolete or Scottish]
The sentence [meaning] of it sooth is, out of doubt.
That shall I sooth (said he) to you declare.
2.
Pleasing; delightful; sweet. [Rare]
The soothest shepherd that ever piped on plains.
With jellies soother than the creamy curd.
Sooth , noun
[Anglo-Saxon sōe. See Sooth, a.]
1.
Truth; reality. [Archaic]
The sooth it this, the cut fell to the knight.
In sooth, I know not why I am so sad.
In good sooth,
Its mystery is love, its meaninng youth.
2.
Augury; prognostication. [Obsolete]
The soothe of birds by beating of their wings.
3.
Blandishment; cajolery. [Obsolete] — Shakespeare