different between quoth vs quethe

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

1. (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)

1. (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

English

Etymology

From Middle English quethen, cwethen, from Old English cweþan, from Proto-Germanic *kweþan?, from Proto-Indo-European *g?et- (“to say, speak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwi?ð/
• Rhymes: -i?ð

Verb

quethe (third-person singular simple present quethes, present participle quething, simple past quethed or quoth or quod, past participle quethed or quethen)

1. (obsolete except in past tense quoth) To say or declare.

Related terms

• bequeath

Translations

Middle English

Verb

quethe

1. Alternative form of quethen