quotha

Definition

Forsooth; indeed.

Etymology

From quoth + a (“he”) (dialectal, obsolete).

Example Sentences

• "Here[ticus]. Then I praie you tell me, when we shall mete agayne: Cath[olicus]. Mete againe? why art thou not well yet? Here[ticus]. Well yet quotha? Mary sir all this is nothynge to that I looke for."
• "1678, Thomas d’Urfey, The Fool Turn’d Critick, London: James Magnes and Richard Bentley, Act II, Scene 2, p. 15, 1st. Fid[dler]. Will it please you Gentlemen to hear a new Lesson, or a Song A-la-mode. Sir For[mal]. S’bud you impertinent Raskal get you gone, / Or I’le so batter that Musical sconce of yours. / Song A-la-mode Quotha, I had as lieve hear a / Gibb Catt howl, and as much pleasure I take in’t."
• "Mrs. Hardcastle. […] My son is not to live by his learning. I don’t think a boy wants much learning to spend fifteen hundred a year. Hardcastle. Learning, quotha! A mere composition of tricks and mischief."