Definition/Meaning of mehopes

• English - Particle: mehopes ( nonstandard ) I hope . 1860 ?, in Godey's Magazine , volumes 60-61, page 424: "Gentle maiden , though a captive , mehopes thou hast not found this confinement irksome , [ … ] " Usage notes This term is a pseudo-archaicism; that is , it resembles methinks , but lacks the long history that term has .
• English - Etymology: Apparently a neologistic pseudo-archaicism, designed to resemble methinks . Compare meseems (which is genuinely old).