English Explanatory Dictionary

quoth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. said
verb
  1. To say.

Pronunciation

/kwəʊθ/ /kwoʊθ/ en-us-quoth.ogg

Word forms

quoth quoths quothing quothed

Etymology

From Middle English quoth, quath, from Old English cwæþ (first and third person past indicative of cweþan (“to say, speak to, address, exhort, admonish”)), from Proto-Germanic *kwaþ (first and third person past indicative of Proto-Germanic *kweþaną (“to say”)). Unrelated to quote.

Related words

quote say

Derived words

quotha
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