"soothfast" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From Middle English sothfast, from Old English sōþfæst (“true, trustworthy”), from Proto-West Germanic *sanþafast. Equivalent to sooth + fast. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sothfast}} Middle English sothfast, {{inh|en|ang|sōþfæst|t=true, trustworthy}} Old English sōþfæst (“true, trustworthy”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*sanþafast}} Proto-West Germanic *sanþafast, {{com|en|sooth|fast}} sooth + fast Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} soothfast
  1. (archaic) Actual; real. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-soothfast-en-adj-YRkivvw1
  2. (archaic) Based on the truth, true; faithful; honest, veracious Tags: archaic Translations (based on the truth): todellinen (Finnish), todenmukainen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-soothfast-en-adj-KX9nu8cB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 75 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 84 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 86 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 91 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 72 1 Disambiguation of 'based on the truth': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: soothfastly, soothfastness

Adverb [English]

Etymology: From Middle English sothfast, from Old English sōþfæst (“true, trustworthy”), from Proto-West Germanic *sanþafast. Equivalent to sooth + fast. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sothfast}} Middle English sothfast, {{inh|en|ang|sōþfæst|t=true, trustworthy}} Old English sōþfæst (“true, trustworthy”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*sanþafast}} Proto-West Germanic *sanþafast, {{com|en|sooth|fast}} sooth + fast Head templates: {{head|en|adverb}} soothfast
  1. (obsolete) Actually; truthfully. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: actually
    Sense id: en-soothfast-en-adv-amz0A5r2
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