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kwoʊθquoth
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quothverb
; said
Etymology: cwæþ
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Quothverb. imperfect.
and is now only used in ludicrous language. Quoth I, say I or said I; quoth he, says he or said he.
Etymology: this is only part of cwoðan , Saxon, retained in English,
Enjoying quoth you. Philip Sidney, b. ii.
Shall we, quoth he, so basely brook
This paltry ass. Hudibras.
Webster Dictionary
Quothverb
said; spoke; uttered; -- used only in the first and third persons in the past tenses, and always followed by its nominative, the word or words said being the object; as, quoth I. quoth he
Etymology: [AS. cwean, imp cw, pl. cwdon; akin to OS. quean, OHG. quethan, quedan, Icel. kvea, Goth. qian. 22. Cf. Bequeath.]
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Quoth
Quoth is a single released by Richard D. James under the alias "Polygon Window". "Quoth" appears on the album Surfing On Sine Waves. Quoth was released as a single on transparent vinyl and CD, accompanied with two remixes of the title track, and two exclusive non-album tracks. The single was released and then deleted from Warp's catalogue in the same day.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Quoth
kwōth, v.t. say, says, or said—used only in the 1st and 3d persons present and past, and always followed by its subject.—interj. Quō′thä, forsooth, indeed. [A.S. cwethan, pa.t. cwæth, to say. For quoth'a, said he—'a being a corr. of he.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of quoth in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of quoth in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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