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meseems

American  
[mee-seemz] / miˈsimz /

verb

Archaic.
  • meseemed
    past
  1. it seems to me.


meseems British  
/ mɪˈsiːmz /

verb

  1. archaic (tr; takes a clause as object) it seems to me

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of meseems

1350–1400; Middle English me semeth; see me, seem, -s 2

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In either case, meseems, chance is bound to favour us.

From The Tangled Skein by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy

She turns to her companion: “Thou art a mighty warrior, O Dermot, in battle and sieges and forays, yet meseems that this drop of water is bolder than thou.”

From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by T. W. (Thomas William) Rolleston

"So meseems it pleaseth mighty Zeus, who hath laid low the head of many a city, yea, and shall lay low, for his is the highest power."

From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Andrew Lang

The matter is," said the merchant, continuing to scratch the back of his ear, "meseems a thought strikes me—I beg your pardon for the great liberty—" "Zounds!

From The Galley Slave's Ring or The Family of Lebrenn. A Tale of The French Revolution of 1848 by Eug?ne Sue

Too sad of heart, meseems, are they who make such bitter dole together.

From Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends by Eugene Mason

That made each bank, meseemed, and every bush Start into eagle-plumes?

From Kentucky Poems by Madison J. Cawein

Ann was pale, but, meseemed fairer than ever in a dress of pomegranate-red and white brocade, sent to her from Italy by her step-father's brother, My lord Bishop, by the hand of Cardinal Branda.

From Margery — Complete by Georg Ebers

Sleep, however, fell upon me at once, and meseemed that I heard a voice speaking to me out of the darkness.

From Jerome Cardan A Biographical Study by W. G. (William George) Waters

He showed a little thing, the quantity of a hazel-nut, lying in the palm of my hand, as meseemed, and it was as round as a ball.

From Daily Strength for Daily Needs by Mary W. Tileston

"This," said Ralph, "that I thanked the Dry Tree heartily for its gift, but that meseemed it naught wise to leave this stronghold disgarnished of men till I can come or send back from Upmeads."

From The Well at the World's End: a tale by William Morris

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