quoth

American  

[kwohth] / kwoʊθ /

Also quo

verb

Archaic.

1. 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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quoth British  

/ kwəʊθ /

verb

1. archaic another word for said 1

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Etymology

Origin of quoth

First recorded in 1150–1200; preterit of quethe (otherwise obsolete), Middle English quethen, Old English cwethan “to say.” bequeath

Example Sentences

As quoth Poe: "The simple truths which science unfolds, day after day, are in fact, far stranger, apparently, than the wildest dreams."

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2021

So after a bit, quoth one logical wit: “It was whichever one was the fourrier.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2018

‘Very powerful endorsement today’, quoth Trump Donald Trump is saying he’s got another big fish in the net.

From The Guardian • Jan. 26, 2016

So consider this a report, quoth the Haggler, in an email back.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2015

“Blankets for a hotel” quoth one of the men who laughed and helped.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London