Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

methought

/mˌiθˈɔt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: methought
IPA: /mˌiθˈɔt/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of methinks

Archaic

Example Sentences

"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, […]"

Etymology

From Middle English me thoght, from Old English mē þūhte; equivalent to me + thought.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: me thoght, mē þūhte

Usage

Archaic

Rhymes With

thought brought taught fought sought ought ot bot wrought wat distraught fraught

Questions

How do you pronounce methought?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˌiθˈɔt/.
What does methought mean?: simple past and past participle of methinks
Where does methought come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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