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

Quoth the Ravens … nah, too easy.

From Seattle Times

Whether they can quoth the raven or not, “this ebony bird will beguile their sad fancy into smiling” — or at least spark conversation around the dinner table.

From Seattle Times

But Moira had never had them — “My mind has been blown! The world is a strange and glorious place!” quoth she — and her innocent enjoyment jolted me out of food-snobbishness and let me enjoy them too.

From Seattle Times

Meanwhile, “real clothes, clothes to live in,” quoth Daniel Lee at Bottega Veneta after the show, of his oversize, assertive leather anoraks and trench coats, basketball shorts and matching blouson tops — there was bigness for both men and women — and stiff painters pants.

From New York Times

Quoth the president: “And what’s come out of Manafort? No collusion. What’s come out of Michael Cohen? No collusion.”

From Washington Post