Quoth
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kwəʊθ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Quoth is a verb meaning (defective, modal, auxiliary, nonstandard, archaic) To say.
Meaning
(defective, modal, auxiliary, nonstandard, archaic) To say.
More Meanings
- (archaic or literary, now defective) said
Example Sentences
“’Ods blood!” quoths Lee, “’Tis ‘Honey Dew.’”
“Pull, if ye never pull’d before; / Good ringers, pull your best,” quoth he.
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore! / Quoth the raven, "Nevermore."
The old cow laughs, for she feels sure of a square dear now; and the wise riven quoths; quoths he: “Tis well done, let the good work go on,”[…]
Word Forms
- quoths
- quothing
- quothed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include quod, quaere, would, aught, quight, neven.
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