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prettygoodwordTheme week! The last theme, 5 x 5 went so well, I thought I'd try a week of 5 x 6:
quethe (KWEETH) - v., to say or declare.
Obsolete and almost compeltely forgotten except in the past tense, quoth. Yes, quoth does indeed have a present tense form. Goes back to Old English cweþan, which might make you think that it's pronounced with a thorn on the end, but IPA indicates an eth -- go fig. Note also the related word bequeath, which alas has the past tense bequeathed rather than bequoth -- another strong English verb gone regular.
---L.
quethe (KWEETH) - v., to say or declare.
Obsolete and almost compeltely forgotten except in the past tense, quoth. Yes, quoth does indeed have a present tense form. Goes back to Old English cweþan, which might make you think that it's pronounced with a thorn on the end, but IPA indicates an eth -- go fig. Note also the related word bequeath, which alas has the past tense bequeathed rather than bequoth -- another strong English verb gone regular.
---L.
