fürwahr
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German vür + wār, by surface analysis, für + wahr. Compare similarly formed zwar.
Pronunciation
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editfürwahr
- (dated) forsooth, for sure, indeed
- 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Prolog im Himmel”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One][1]:
- Fürwahr! er dient euch auf besondre Weise. / Nicht irdisch ist des Thoren Trank noch Speise.
- In truth! He serves you in a peculiar manner. / There’s no earthly food or drink at that fool’s dinner.
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