Part 573

Fruits of dull heat, and sooterkins of wit.

Pope.

Sooth (sth), a.; also adv. [Compar. Soother (sth"r); superl. Soothest.] [OE. soth, AS. sð, for sanð; akin to OS. sð, OHG. sand, Icel. sannr, Sw. sann, Dan. sand, Skr. sat, sant, real, genuine, present, being; properly p. pr. from a root meaning, to be, Skr. as, L. esse; also akin to Goth. sunjis true, Gr. 'eteo`s, Skr. satya. √9. Cf. Absent, Am, Essence, Is, Soothe, Sutee.] 1. True; faithful; trustworthy. [Obs. or Scot.]

The sentence [meaning] of it sooth is, out of doubt.

Chaucer.

That shall I sooth (said he) to you declare.

Spensser.

2. Pleasing; delightful; sweet. [R.]

The soothest shepherd that ever piped on plains.

Milton.

With jellies soother than the creamy curd.

Keats.

Sooth, n. [AS. sð. See Sooth, a.] 1. Truth; reality. [Archaic]

The sooth it this, the cut fell to the knight.

Chaucer.

In sooth, I know not why I am so sad.

Shak.

In good sooth, Its mystery is love, its meaninng youth.

Longfellow.

2. Augury; prognostication. [Obs.]

The soothe of birds by beating of their wings.

Spenser.

3. Blandishment; cajolery. [Obs.] Shak.

Soothe (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Soothed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Soothing.] [Originally, to assent to as true; OE. so&?;ien to verify, AS. ges&?;&?;ian to prove the truth of, to bear witness. See Sooth, a.] 1. To assent to as true. [Obs.] Testament of Love.

2. To assent to; to comply with; to gratify; to humor by compliance; to please with blandishments or soft words; to flatter.

Good, my lord, soothe him, let him take the fellow.

Shak.

I've tried the force of every reason on him, Soothed and caressed, been angry, soothed again.