mayhappen
[mey-hap-uh n]
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adverb Archaic.
perhaps; mayhap.
Origin of mayhappen
First recorded in 1520–30; short for it may happen
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Historical Examples of mayhappen
Said the mother: Yea, mayhappen, yet but as a bird with a string to its leg.
The Water of the Wondrous IslesWilliam Morris
So she said: Mayhappen he hath gone back to the Castle of the Quest?
The Water of the Wondrous IslesWilliam Morris
But she said: Mayhappen we shall lie together then, as here to-night we shall lie.
The Water of the Wondrous IslesWilliam Morris
"Mayhappen thou shalt fare a long way to-day," muttered Simon.
Child ChristopherWilliam Morris
Ah, art thou, mayhappen, a traitor and a liar like to those former kin of thine?