Me \Me\ (m[=e]), pers. pron. [AS. m[=e], dat. & acc., mec, acc.
only; akin to D. mij, G. mich, Icel. & Goth. mik, L. me, Gr.
me`, 'eme`, Skr. m[=a], m[=a]m. [root]187. Cf. 2d Mine.]
The person speaking, regarded as an object; myself; a pronoun
of the first person used as the objective and dative case of
the pronoum I; as, he struck me; he gave me the money, or he
gave the money to me; he got me a hat, or he got a hat for
me.
Note: In methinks, me is properly in the dative case, and the
verb is impersonal, the construction being, it appears
to me. In early use me was often placed before forms of
the verb to be with an adjective; as, me were lief.
Me rather had my heart might frrl your love Than
my unpleased eye see your courtesy. --Shak.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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