Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Noting one saying to anything yea and forsooth, which latter was not a phrase of genteel society.
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- adjective archaic Pertaining to or indicative of one who says
yea andforsooth ; not belonging togenteel society .
Etymologies
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From yea + forsooth.
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Examples
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a rascally yea-forsooth knave! to bear a gentleman in hand, and then stand upon security!
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a rascally yea-forsooth knave! to bear a gentleman in hand, and then stand upon security.
Act I. Scene II. The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth 1914
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a rascally yea-forsooth knave! to bear a gentleman in hand, and then stand upon security!
bilby commented on the word yea-forsooth
My brother lives near a town called Yea so he says that a fair bit. If only I can get him to say forsooth.
May 8, 2018