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Vinony

methinks

verb

  1. 'it seems to me', 'i think ___'
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /mɪˈθɪŋks/ / /miˈθɪŋks/

contraction

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.

  1. It seems to me.

    “methinks the truth should live from age to age,”

    “The lady doth protest too much, methinks.”