quoth
said (used with nouns, and with first- and third-person pronouns, and always placed before the subject): Quoth the raven, “Nevermore.”
Origin of quoth
1- Also quo [kwoh] /kwoʊ/ .
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How to use quoth in a sentence
When the problem is already political, when the intolerable situation is the status quo?
Cover-Ups and Concern Trolls: Actually, It's About Ethics in Suicide Journalism | Arthur Chu | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTDefenders of the status quo claim the old rules protect consumers.
Why Do ‘Progressives’ Want to Ban Uber and AirBnB? | Adam Thierer, Christopher Koopman | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNothing,” Klein notes, “was more threatening to the education status quo in New York City than our charter school initiative.
This is why “originalism” is so beloved of cultural conservatives: All it really means is “keep the status quo.”
This sick status quo is a result of the rigged system of redistricting.
Hate Hyper-Partisanship? Support Redistricting Reform Now | John Avlon | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Nos duo Societate tuguriolum habemus ligneum, in quo vix posit mens commouere nos possumus.
Quo modo, quibusve auxiliis aut successu, Societas missionem ill in regione consecuta sit.
"I quite admit that; but you've always received a quid pro quo," the general snapped.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le QueuxAs the actions of slander and libel have been described, only two others require notice, mandamus and quo warranto.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesThis quid pro quo went on for some five minutes before I discovered that here the secret police service is called "the railway."
The Nabob | Alphonse Daudet
British Dictionary definitions for quoth
/ (kwəʊθ) /
archaic (used with all pronouns except thou and you, and with nouns) another word for said 1 (def. 2)
Origin of quoth
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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