Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Forsooth \For*sooth"\, n.
A person who used forsooth much; a very ceremonious and
deferential person. [R.]
You sip so like a forsooth of the city. --B. Jonson.
Forsooth \For*sooth"\, adv. [AS. fors[=o][eth]; for, prep. +
s[=o][eth] sooth, truth. See {For}, prep., and {Sooth}.]
In truth; in fact; certainly; very well; -- formerly used as
an expression of deference or respect, especially to woman;
now used ironically or contemptuously.
A fit man, forsooth, to govern a realm! --Hayward.
Our old English word forsooth has been changed for the
French madam. --Guardian.
Forsooth \For*sooth"\, v. t.
To address respectfully with the term forsooth. [Obs.]
The captain of the ``Charles'' had forsoothed her,
though he knew her well enough and she him. --Pepys.
Source : WordNet®
forsooth
adv : an archaic word originally meaning `in truth' but now
usually used to express disbelief