methinks

Definition

It seems to me.

Etymology

From Middle English me thinketh from Old English mē þynceþ (from þyncan (“to seem”)); equivalent to me (indirect object pronoun, as in “show me it”) + think (“to seem”). Compare synonymous Flemish me dunkt, German mir/mich dünkt, Old Norse mér þykkir (Icelandic mér þykir). Compare meseems.

Example Sentences

• "methinks the truth should live from age to age,"
• "The lady doth protest too much, methinks."
• "And then methought my dream changed, and two Great Giants with heading-axes came striding over the bed, […]"

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