Definition of QUOTH

quoth

Verb

Verb Forms: quoth

  • Said; an archaic past tense form of "say."
  • simple past of quethe; said
  • To say.

Examples

  • "A triple word score!" quoth the jubilant Scrabble player.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English quoth, quath, from Old English cwæþ (first and third person past indicative of cweþan (“to say, speak to, address, exhort, admonish”)), from Proto-Germanic *kwaþ (first and third person past indicative of Proto-Germanic *kweþaną (“to say”)). Unrelated to quote.

Scrabble Score: 17

quoth: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
quoth: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
quoth: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

quoth: valid Words With Friends Word