"quotha" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [English]

Etymology: From quoth + a (“he”) (dialectal, obsolete). Etymology templates: {{af|en|quoth|a#Pronoun|qq2=dialectal, obsolete|t2=he}} quoth + a (“he”) (dialectal, obsolete) Head templates: {{en-interj}} quotha
  1. (archaic) Forsooth; indeed. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-quotha-en-intj-HLfIdDIB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments

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          "text": "Here[ticus]. Then I praie you tell me, when we shall mete agayne:\nCath[olicus]. Mete againe? why art thou not well yet?\nHere[ticus]. Well yet quotha? Mary sir all this is nothynge to that I looke for.",
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          "ref": "1773, Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer, London: F. Newbery, act I, pages 2–3",
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