me·thinks \mə̇ˈthiŋ(k)s, mēˈ-\verb impersonal (past third singularme·thought \-thȯt\ ; present third singularmethinks) Etymology: Middle English me thinketh, from Old English mē thyncth, from mē (suppletive dative of ic I) + thyncth, 3d singular present indicative of thyncan to seem — more at me, think archaic: it seems to me < methinks that I have heard them echo back — William Wordsworth > < methought a star came down from heaven — P.B.Shelley >