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quoth v. [Archaic.]

said (used with nouns, and with first- and third-person pronouns, and always placed before the subject):Quoth the raven, "Nevermore.''Also, quo.

preterit of quethe (otherwise obsolete), Middle English quethen, Old English cwethan to say. Compare bequeath 1150–1200

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

quoth / kwəʊθ/

used with all pronouns except thou and you, and with nouns:
another word for said12

Etymology: Old English cwæth, third person singular of cwethan to say; related to Old Frisian quetha to say, Old Saxon, Old High German quethan; see bequeath

'quoth' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bequeath - quo - quotha

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