methinks
It seems to meIt seems to me.
» The lady doth protest too much, methinks.
Значение
значений: 1(архаичное, contraction, шутливое)It seems to me.
mich dünkt, mir dünkt
мне ка́жетсяmne kážetsja, кажи́сьkažísʹ, похо́жеpoxóže
Примеры
предложений: 4The lady doth protest too much, methinks.
Methinks thou art foolish!
But, soft! Methinks I scent the morning air; brief let me be.
deDoch still, mich dünkt, ich wittre Morgenluft: kurz lass mich sein.
Methinks the Lady protesteth too much!
Переводы
языков: 8Происхождение
From Middle English me thinketh from Old English mē þynceþ (from þyncan (“to seem”)); equiFrom Middle English me thinketh from Old English mē þynceþ (from þyncan (“to seem”)); equivalent to me (indirect object pronoun, as in “show me it”) + think (“to seem”). Compare synonymous Flemish me dunkt, German mir/mich dünkt, Old Norse mér þykkir (Icelandic mér þykir). Compare meseems.
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