methinkst
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- (archaic or humorous) methinks
- 1811, The history of Clarissa Harlowe: in a series of letters, Volume 3, J. Carpenter and William Miller, pg. 314:
- If thou designest to be honest, methinkst thou sayst, Why should not Singleton's plot be over with thee, as it is with her brother?
- 1857, Alfred Elwes, trans. Mary Lafon, "Jaufry the Knight and the Fair Brunissende," Graham's illustrated magazine, publ. Watson, pg. 203:
- "Dwarf," said the king, " God save thee, too ! for thou methinkst are honest. Speak without fear, and do thy message featly."
- 1907, Nixon Waterman, “New England Apostrophes,”, in The New England Magazine, volume 36, page 346:
- And yet, methinkst, as Ajax did of old
Defy the lightning, so thou, too, dost dare
To ask to have our tariff, so I'm told,
Revised somewhat.
- 1811, The history of Clarissa Harlowe: in a series of letters, Volume 3, J. Carpenter and William Miller, pg. 314:
See also
edit- methought (archaic)
- meseems (obsolete)
- methinkest