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“forsooth” in Latin
scīlicetof course, naturally, namely, to wit, evidently, certainly, undoubtedly, no doubt, doubtless, truly; that is to sayvidēlicetnamely; to wit; that is to say; clearly, evidently; one may see or it may be seen, it is evident, obviously, plainly, manempeindeed, truly; no doubt, certainly, of course; namelynīmīrumwithout a doubt, no doubt, of course; evidently, forsooth
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
forsooth
(as used ironically or sarcastically)(as used ironically or sarcastically), scilicet (e.g., meum gnatum rumor est amare. Da. Id populus curat scilicet, Ter., And., 1, 2, 14): videlicet: nempe: nimirum [SYN. in CERTAINLY]. If not used ironically, Vid: in TRUTH. “As if, forsooth!” quasi vero.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for forsooth?
- The usual Latin words for “forsooth” are scīlicet, vidēlicet, nempe; also nīmīrum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.