Methinks (?), v. impers. [imp. Methought (?).] [AS. þyncan to seem, mē þynceð, mē þūhte, OE. me thinketh, me thoughte; akin to G. dünken to seem, denken to think, and E. think. See Me, and Think.] It seems to me; I think. See Me. [R., except in poetry.]
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In all ages poets have been had in special reputation, and, methinks, not without great cause. Spenser.
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