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Quotation dates: 1420
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Suthfast, adv. [ME sothfast (Cursor M.), soþ-faste (c1375), also mod. Amer. Eng. (once, 1867) soothfast; f. Suthfast,adj.] Truly, certainly. — c1420 Ratis Raving 657.
That place [sc. heaven] is suthfast in blythnes And ful of grace and al gudnes c1420 Ratis Raving 796.
Fore wedand joy beand in rages Lattis al suthfast gud knawleges
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