quoth

verb, past tense

ˈkwōth 

 also  ˈkōth

archaic

: said entry 1

—used chiefly in the first and third persons with a postpositive subject

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, past of quethen to say, from Old English cwethan; akin to Old High German quedan to say

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

quoth

verb past

(ˈ)kwōth 

archaic

: said

—used chiefly in the first and third persons and placed before the subject