methinks(v.) “it appears to me”(现在已过时或仅用于诗歌),源自古英语 me þyncð “it seems to me”,由 me(代词), I 的与格,加上 þyncð, þyncan 的第三人称单数,反映了古英语中 þyncan “to seem”和相关的 þencan “to think”之间的区别,这困扰着现代语言学生(参见 think)。这两个 thinks 经常混淆,然后在中古英语中最终合并。相关: Methought。