quotha

quotha [kwoh-thuh] ExamplesWord Origin interjection Archaic.

1. indeed! (used ironically or contemptuously in quoting another).

Origin of quotha First recorded in 1510–20; from quoth a quoth he Examples from the Web for quotha Historical Examples of quotha

T is King’s, quotha; ‘King will sell ‘t for his people if they will ha-have it.’

Long Will

Florence Converse

But I should never have a word to say against kermesses, quotha!

Seven Frozen Sailors

George Manville Fenn

He would call it a very bold figure of speech: figure of speech, quotha!

Tennyson and His Friends

Various

Are they not as well equipped as any fleet that ever sailed out of England, quotha?

The Golden Galleon

Robert Leighton

The regulars were forced to obey; not so the ladies—they would go when they pleased, quotha!

Curiosities of Olden Times

S. Baring-Gould

British Dictionary definitions for quotha quotha interjection

1. archaic an expression of mild sarcasm, used in picking up a word or phrase used by someone elseArt thou mad? Mad, quotha! I am more sane than thou

Word Origin for quotha C16: from quoth a quoth he