quoth

[ kwohth ]

/ kwoʊθ /

verb Archaic.

said (used with nouns, and with first- and third-person pronouns, and always placed before the subject): Quoth the raven, “Nevermore.”

Also quo

[kwoh] /kwoʊ/ .

Origin of quoth

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

Words nearby quoth

quote, quoted company, quote-driven, quote-unquote, quoteworthy, quoth, quotha, quotid., quotidian, quotient, quotient group

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Example sentences from the Web for quoth

That was a mistake, Wyatt, quoth Mr. Holiday; you should have collected his hair.
The Sunset Trail|Alfred Henry Lewis
"I have heard much even in the quiet cloisters of these new and dreadful engines," quoth Alleyne.
The White Company|Arthur Conan Doyle
“I hear a sound in the wind that is like a sound of piping,” quoth she.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI|Robert Louis Stevenson
"He is gone to his grandfather himself, I verily believe," quoth Hereward.
Hereward, The Last of the English|Charles Kingsley

"Move on, youngster," quoth a policeman at this moment, and thus put an end to my soliloquy.
Confessions Of Con Cregan|Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for quoth

quoth

/ (kwəʊθ) /

verb

archaic (used with all pronouns except thou and you, and with nouns) another word for said 1 (def. 2)

Word Origin for quoth

Old English cwæth, third person singular of cwethan to say; related to Old Frisian quetha to say, Old Saxon, Old High German quethan; see bequeath

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单词	quoth
释义	quoth [ kwohth ] / kwoʊθ / verb Archaic. said (used with nouns, and with first- and third-person pronouns, and always placed before the subject): Quoth the raven, “Nevermore.” Also quo [kwoh] /kwoʊ/ . Origin of quoth First recorded in 1150–1200; preterit of quethe (otherwise obsolete), Middle English quethen, Old English cwethan “to say.” Cf. bequeath Words nearby quoth quote, quoted company, quote-driven, quote-unquote, quoteworthy, quoth, quotha, quotid., quotidian, quotient, quotient group Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quoth That was a mistake, Wyatt, quoth Mr. Holiday; you should have collected his hair. The Sunset Trail\|Alfred Henry Lewis "I have heard much even in the quiet cloisters of these new and dreadful engines," quoth Alleyne. The White Company\|Arthur Conan Doyle “I hear a sound in the wind that is like a sound of piping,” quoth she. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI\|Robert Louis Stevenson "He is gone to his grandfather himself, I verily believe," quoth Hereward. Hereward, The Last of the English\|Charles Kingsley "Move on, youngster," quoth a policeman at this moment, and thus put an end to my soliloquy. Confessions Of Con Cregan\|Charles James Lever British Dictionary definitions for quoth quoth / (kwəʊθ) / verb archaic (used with all pronouns except thou and you, and with nouns) another word for said 1 (def. 2) Word Origin for quoth Old English cwæth, third person singular of cwethan to say; related to Old Frisian quetha to say, Old Saxon, Old High German quethan; see bequeath Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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