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.” Cf. bequeath

Example Sentences

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quoth

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

‘Never mind, Mr Audubon,’ quoth the eccentric naturalist, ‘never mind, I’ll soon arrange them again. I have the bats, and that’s enough.’

From The Guardian ● May 3, 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