i' faith
See also: ifaith
English
Adverb
i' faith (not comparable)
- (obsolete) In faith; indeed, truly.
- c. 1598, William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act V, Scene 2,[1]
- Give me your answer; i’ faith, do: and so clap hands and a bargain: how say you, lady?
- 1682, Aphra Behn, Sir Patient Fancy, London: Richard Tonson & Jacob Tonson, Act II, Scene 1, pp. 23-24,[2]
- […] if you lov’d Hawking, Drinking, and Whoring,—oh Lord, I mean Hunting, i’ faith there be good fellows wou’d keep you company Madam.
- 1768, George Saville Carey, Liberty Chastised, London: for the author, Act III, Scene 1,[3]
- I’ faith, friend Blunt, that little harangue of yours has had a better effect, and done more good in five minutes, than all the m—l force of the kingdom could have effected in a week.
- c. 1598, William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act V, Scene 2,[1]