methinks
It appears so
Methinks is an archaic or humorous way of saying "it seems to me" or "I think": Methinks the lady doth protest too much.
The word is a fixed form from Old English where "me" is the object and "thinks" means "seems"—not the modern sense of thinking.
Today it appears almost exclusively in deliberate archaism or jest.
Archaic second-person pronoun
- theeSecond-person object, antiquated
- hastArchaic form of have
- dostArchaic second-person "do"
- shaltArchaic second-person will
prithee · forsooth · verily · wherefore · whence · betwixt · hither · thither
Believe or estimate
- deemConsider or regard
- surmiseGuess from incomplete information
- supposeAccept as true tentatively
- presumeAccept without verification
conjecture · fancy · opine · believe · consider · judge · esteem · gather
Satirical imitation
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- jestHumorous remark or act
- satireMockery exposing vice
- pretensionUnwarranted claim to merit
affectation · pomposity · irony · sarcasm · theatrical · melodrama · exaggeration · quip
thou
Archaic second-person pronoun
shalt · prithee · forsooth · verily · wherefore · whence · betwixt · hither · thither · yonder
reckon
Believe or estimate
presume · conjecture · fancy · opine · believe · consider · judge · esteem · gather · imagine
parody
Satirical imitation
pretension · affectation · pomposity · irony · sarcasm · theatrical · melodrama · exaggeration · quip · wit
methinksI think
Tentative opinion marker
in my opinion · I reckon · I believe · IMO · if you ask me
methinksI know
Acknowledgment of awareness
without a doubt · undoubtedly · obviously · clearly · without question