quethen
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quoth — verb past Etymology: Middle English, past of quethen to say, from Old English cwethan; akin to Old High German quedan to say Date: before 12th century archaic said used chiefly in the first and third persons with a postpositive subject … New Collegiate Dictionary
quoth — /kwohth/, v. Archaic. said (used with nouns, and with first and third person pronouns, and always placed before the subject): Quoth the raven, Nevermore. Also, quo. [1150 1200; preterit of quethe (otherwise obs.), ME quethen, OE cwethan to say.… … Universalium
quoth — [[t]kwoʊθ[/t]] v. archaic said (used with nouns, and with first and third person pronouns, and always placed before the subject): Quoth the raven, “Nevermore.” (E.A. Poe) • Etymology: 1150–1200; ME quethen, OE cwethan to say, c. OHGquedan,… … From formal English to slang
