"soþe" meaning in Old English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsoː.θe/, [ˈsoː.ðe] Forms: sōþe [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|ang|adjective form|head=sōþe}} sōþe
  1. inflection of sōþ:
    weak nominative feminine/neuter singular
    Tags: feminine, form-of, neuter, nominative, singular, weak Form of: sōþ
    Sense id: en-soþe-ang-adj-K0vVPJ1p Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 21 13 14 11 13 19 10
  2. inflection of sōþ:
    weak accusative neuter singular
    Tags: accusative, form-of, neuter, singular, weak Form of: sōþ
    Sense id: en-soþe-ang-adj-i5Cd3XRS Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 21 13 14 11 13 19 10
  3. inflection of sōþ:
    strong accusative feminine singular
    Tags: accusative, feminine, form-of, singular, strong Form of: sōþ
    Sense id: en-soþe-ang-adj-Uv99lbOX Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 21 13 14 11 13 19 10
  4. inflection of sōþ:
    strong nominative/accusative plural
    Tags: accusative, form-of, nominative, plural, strong Form of: sōþ
    Sense id: en-soþe-ang-adj-tKQsaMB8 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 21 13 14 11 13 19 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adverb

IPA: /ˈsoː.θe/, [ˈsoː.ðe] Forms: sōþe [canonical]
Etymology: Equivalent to sōþ + -e. Etymology templates: {{suffix|ang|sōþ|e}} sōþ + -e Head templates: {{ang-adv|sōþe}} sōþe
  1. truly, genuinely, really
    Sense id: en-soþe-ang-adv-CGq6bjGb Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 21 13 14 11 13 19 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ˈsoː.θe/, [ˈsoː.ðe] Forms: sōþe [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|ang|noun form|head=sōþe}} sōþe
  1. dative singular of sōþ Tags: dative, form-of, singular Form of: sōþ
    Sense id: en-soþe-ang-noun-5ghKyieu Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 21 13 14 11 13 19 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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