methinks

impersonal verb

me·​thinks mi-ˈthiŋ(k)s 

past methought mi-ˈthȯt 

archaic

: it seems to me

Word History

Etymology

Middle English me thinketh, from Old English mē thincth, from mē (dative of ic I) + thincth seems, from thyncan to seem — more at i, think

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

methinks

impersonal verb

me·​thinks mi-ˈthiŋ(k)s 

past methought -ˈthȯt 

archaic

: it seems to me