methinks

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Etymology

From Old English þynceþ (from þyncan (to seem)); equivalent to me (object pronoun) + think (to seem). Compare synonymous German mir/mich dünkt, Old Norse mér þykkir (Icelandic mér þykir). Compare meseems.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /mɪˈθɪŋks/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪŋks

Contraction

methinks (past tense methought)

  1. (sometimes archaic or humorous) It seems to me.

Usage notes

In Early Modern English, used at least 150 times by William Shakespeare; in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer, me thinketh; and in Old English by Alfred the Great, Old English þynceþ.

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