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quoth
[ kwohth ]
verb
- said (used with nouns, and with first- and third-person pronouns, and always placed before the subject):
Quoth the raven, “Nevermore.”
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Origin of quoth1
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Example Sentences
She laid the still white form beside those that had gone before, quoth Bobby, in sepulchral tone.
"Eric has a mind to pay them for nigh spoiling a wedding voyage," quoth our Norseman.
Quoth the King, What is that which ye demand that shall bring about good peace betwixt us?
"I owe you no grudge, gentle Franks," quoth the dwarf, as they pushed back the door of a cell that was all dust and murk.
I desire, quoth he, that the lords of the land choose him for King whom they deem best fitted therefor.
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