forsooth

[ fawr-sooth ]

/ fɔrˈsuθ /

(now used in derision or to express disbelief) in truth; in fact; indeed.

Origin of forsooth

before 900; Middle English forsothe, Old English forsōth. See for, sooth

Because you have finical poppets of mistresses who hide under the bed when you put on a big voice, forsooth!

Les Misrables |Victor Hugo
My friend John Bull here is very angry with me, forsooth, because I won't agree to his foolish bargains.

The History of John Bull |John Arbuthnot
And red enough he was when I left him; but, forsooth, he reckons that the paint cost him full dear.

Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion |St. George Tucker
The speculation of a savage, forsooth, and this certainty of feeling.

The Hearts of Men |H. Fielding

A pleasant fancy, forsooth, for a fellow who has not a groat in his pocket to look for a yoke-mate above the clouds.

Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote |Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

forsooth

/ (fəˈsuːθ) /

archaic in truth; indeed

Old English forsōth