forsooth

Who acts: Forsooth, you, It · What happens: mean, say, add, use, grow, be · To what, where: truth, emphasis, village, great sin, Mother, flax · Speech: someone speaks here

«forsooth» in the English dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: forsooth in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

Forsooth means in truth or indeed, said to add emphasis, often in a teasing or scornful way.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Forsooth	forsooth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 truth	case
4	truth	truth	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 said	obl
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 indeed	cc
6	indeed	indeed	ADV	_	4 truth	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 truth	punct
8	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 means	conj
9	to	to	PART	_	10 add	mark
10	add	add	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 said	xcomp
11	emphasis	emphasis	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 add	obj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 teasing	punct
13	often	often	ADV	_	16 teasing	advmod
14	in	in	ADP	_	16 teasing	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 teasing	det
16	teasing	teasing	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 said	ccomp
17	or	or	CCONJ	_	19 way	cc
18	scornful	scornful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 way	amod
19	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 teasing	conj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Forsooth				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	say speech: assert	past	Forsooth not said here		truth	a teasing or scornful way ccomp	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	add speech: assert	to-infinitive	Forsooth not said here	emphasis			vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent emphasis=Patient

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Early Modern English, meaning 1

in truth or indeed; used to add emphasis, often mockingly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	in	in	ADP	_	2 truth	case
2	truth	truth	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 indeed	cc
4	indeed	indeed	ADV	_	2 truth	conj
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	6 used	punct
6	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 truth	acl
7	to	to	PART	_	8 add	mark
8	add	add	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 used	advcl
9	emphasis	emphasis	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 add	obj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 often	punct
11	often	often	ADV	_	12 mockingly	advmod
12	mockingly	mockingly	ADV	_	8 add	advmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 truth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		truth not said here					vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	add speech: assert	to-infinitive		emphasis				mockingly property	vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent emphasis=Patient

Example 1

Have you grown so bashful, forsooth?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 grown	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 grown	nsubj
3	grown	grow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	so	so	ADV	_	5 bashful	advmod
5	bashful	bashful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 grown	xcomp
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 forsooth	punct
7	forsooth	forsooth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 bashful	conj
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 grown	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grow	present · perfect	you					bashful property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 2

As if there were no lads in our village, forsooth!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	As	as	ADP	_	6 lads	case
2	if	if	SCONJ	_	4 were	mark
3	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	4 were	expl
4	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 lads	cop
5	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	6 lads	det
6	lads	lad	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 forsooth	obl
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 village	case
8	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 village	nmod:poss
9	village	village	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 lads	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 lads	punct
11	forsooth	forsooth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
12	!	!	PUNCT	_	11 forsooth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past				our village		as no lads	tree rules

Example 3

It is a great sin to dishonour Mother Friday, forsooth!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 sin	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 sin	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 sin	det
4	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 sin	amod
5	sin	sin	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 dishonour	mark
7	dishonour	dishonour	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 sin	acl
8	Mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 Friday	compound
9	Friday	Friday	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 dishonour	obj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 forsooth	punct
11	forsooth	forsooth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 Friday	conj
12	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 sin	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	It	a great sin					tree rules
2	dishonour	to-infinitive					friday		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Example 4

Have you grown so bashful, forsooth?

From Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 grown	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 grown	nsubj
3	grown	grow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	so	so	ADV	_	5 bashful	advmod
5	bashful	bashful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 grown	xcomp
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 forsooth	punct
7	forsooth	forsooth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 bashful	conj
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 grown	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grow	present · perfect	you					bashful property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

As if there were no lads in our village, forsooth!

From Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	As	as	ADP	_	6 lads	case
2	if	if	SCONJ	_	4 were	mark
3	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	4 were	expl
4	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 lads	cop
5	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	6 lads	det
6	lads	lad	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 forsooth	obl
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 village	case
8	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 village	nmod:poss
9	village	village	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 lads	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 lads	punct
11	forsooth	forsooth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
12	!	!	PUNCT	_	11 forsooth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past				our village		as no lads	tree rules

Example 6

It's a great sin to dishonor Mother Friday--combing and spinning flax, forsooth!

From Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 sin	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 sin	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 sin	det
4	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 sin	amod
5	sin	sin	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 dishonor	mark
7	dishonor	dishonor	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 sin	acl
8	Mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 dishonor	obj
9	Friday	Friday	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 dishonor	obl:unmarked
10	--	--	PUNCT	_	11 combing	punct
11	combing	comb	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 dishonor	advcl
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 spinning	cc
13	spinning	spin	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	11 combing	conj
14	flax	flax	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 spinning	obj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 forsooth	punct
16	forsooth	forsooth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 flax	conj
17	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 sin	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	roles by
1	is a	present	It	a great sin		tree rules
2	dishonor	to-infinitive		Mother	friday	tree rules
3	comb	gerund				vn wipe_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent
4	spin	gerund		flax		vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent flax=Theme

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📖 forsooth

Everyday, meaning 1

Early Modern English, meaning 1

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