methinks

«methinks» in Mova's early modern english dictionary: I think; it seems to me — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

kind

archaic word

modern equivalent

I think; it seems to me

part of speech

verb

meaning for a pupil

It seems to me; I think. tree →

how it differs from today

No longer normal; today we say "I think" or "it seems to me". "Methinks" is old, and now used mostly in jokes or old-style writing.

examples

• "Ay," said Tom, "methinks he might be master with you. (More English Fairy Tales) tree →
• Today, methinks, is a most delicious day for a poet. (Andersen's Fairy Tales) tree →
• And so, methinks, the Priest may whistle for his money!" (Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore) tree →

tests

manual 10.4; corpora 8 (Torah 0, tales 8, Sefer Yetzirah 0); EWT 0; ratio 0.9 (Torah alone 0.0); Wiktionary no archaic label

In the corpora

• Transgression speaketh to the wicked, methinks — there is no fear of God before his eyes.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «methinks» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.