What does methought mean?
Methought means (archaic) simple past and past participle of methinks.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(archaic) simple past and past participle of methinks.
The clouds methought would open, and ſhew riches / Ready to drop vpon me, that when I wak'd / I cri'de to dreame againe.
Methought I saw my late espoused saint / Brought to me, like Alcestis, from the grave,
Methought I was immersed in a cataleptic trance of more than usual duration and profundity.
Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer / Swung by angels whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor.
And then methought my dream changed, and two Great Giants with heading-axes came striding over the bed, […]
Use methought when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Methought means (archaic) simple past and past participle of methinks.
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The clouds methought would open, and ſhew riches / Ready to drop vpon me, that when I wak'd / I cri'de to dreame againe.
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