quoth
verb, past tense
ˈkwōth 
also ˈkōth
archaic
: said entry 1 —used chiefly in the first and third persons with a postpositive subject
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, past of quethen to say, from Old English cwethan; akin to Old High German quedan to say
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above