different between quoth vs bequeath
quoth
English
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 *kweþan? (“to say”)).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kw???/
- (General American) IPA(key): /kwo??/
- Rhymes: -???
Verb
quoth
- (archaic or literary, now defective) simple past tense of quethe; said
Verb
quoth (third-person singular simple present quoth, no present participle, simple past and past participle quoth)
- (defective, modal, auxiliary) to say
Usage notes
Quoth is considered a defective verb because it is now the only recognizable form of the verb quethe, all other forms of which are obsolete. Quoth almost always comes before the subject, usually in the form "quoth he/she." It also often comes after the object, which is whatever is being said by the subject, written between quotation marks. It can also be inserted in the middle of an object phrase, where "quoth [subject]" is separated from the rest of the sentence by commas.
See also
- quote
- say
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bequeath
English
Etymology
From Middle English bequethen, from Old English becweþan (“to say, to speak to, address, exhort, admonish, blame, bequeath, leave by will”), equivalent to be- +? quethe. Cognate with West Frisian bekwathan.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /b??kwi??/, /b??kwi?ð/
- Hyphenation: be?queath
- Rhymes: -i?ð or Rhymes: -i??
Verb
bequeath (third-person singular simple present bequeaths, present participle bequeathing, simple past bequeathed or (obsolete) bequoth, past participle bequeathed or (rare) bequethen or (obsolete) bequothen)
- (law) To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
- To hand down; to transmit.
- To give; to offer; to commit.
Usage notes
- (give or leave by will): The verb bequeath is usually used of personal property; for real property, the term devise is preferred (hence the phrase give, devise, and bequeath).
Related terms
- quethe
- quoth
- bequest
Translations
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