hap
1[ hap ]
noun
one's luck or lot.
an occurrence, happening, or accident.
verb (used without object),happed, hap·ping.
to happen: if it so hap.
Origin of hap
1First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English, from Old Norse happ “luck, chance”; akin to Old English gehæp “fit, convenient”; probably akin to Old Church Slavonic kobŭ “auspice,” Old Irish cob “victory”
Other definitions for hap (2 of 3)
hap2
[ hap, ap ]
noun
a comforter or quilt.
verb (used with object)
to cover with or as with a comforter or quilt.
Origin of hap
21350–1400; Middle English happen to cover; perhaps blend of lappenlap2 and Old French happer to seize
Other definitions for Hap (3 of 3)
Hap
[ hahp, khahp ]
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How to use hap in a sentence
Man after man fell out, and I saw the tears happing down their cheeks.
The Men of the Moss-Hags | S. R. Crockett
British Dictionary definitions for hap (1 of 2)
hap1
/ (hæp) /
nounarchaic
luck; chance
an occurrence
Origin of hap
1C13: from Old Norse happ good luck; related to Old English gehæplic convenient, Old Slavonic kobǔ fate
British Dictionary definitions for hap (2 of 2)
hap2
/ (hæp) Scot and Eastern British dialect /
verb(tr)
to cover up; wrap up warmly
noun
a covering of any kind
Origin of hap
2C14: perhaps of Norse origin
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