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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sooth \Sooth\ (s[=oo]th), a.; also adv. [Compar. {Soother}
     (s[=oo]th"[~e]r); superl. {Soothest}.] [OE. soth, AS.
     s[=o][eth], for san[eth]; akin to OS. s[=o][eth], OHG. sand,
     Icel. sannr, Sw. sann, Dan. sand, Skr. sat, sant, real,
     genuine, present, being; properly p. pr. from a root meaning,
     to be, Skr. as, L. esse; also akin to Goth. sunjis true, Gr.


     'eteo`s, Skr. satya. [root]9. Cf. {Absent}, {Am}, {Essence},
     {Is}, {Soothe}, {Sutee}.]
     1. True; faithful; trustworthy. [Obs. or Scot.]
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              The sentence [meaning] of it sooth is, out of doubt.
                                                    --Chaucer.
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              That shall I sooth (said he) to you declare.
                                                    --Spensser.
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     2. Pleasing; delightful; sweet. [R.]
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              The soothest shepherd that ever piped on plains.
                                                    --Milton.
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              With jellies soother than the creamy curd. --Keats.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Soother \Sooth"er\, n.
     One who, or that which, soothes.
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