mayhappen
[ mey-hap-uhn ]
adverbArchaic.
perhaps; mayhap.
Origin of mayhappen
1First recorded in 1520–30; short for it may happen
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How to use mayhappen in a sentence
But mayhappen thou shalt be afraid to come with me into the depths of the wildwood, for thither would I lead thee.
The Water of the Wondrous Isles | William MorrisNay, who knows, if thou'rt a good girl, but mayhappen I may make thee my lady's maid!
Mary Barton | Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellAh, art thou, mayhappen, a traitor and a liar like to those former kin of thine?
The Story of the Volsungs, (Volsunga Saga) | AnonymousSaid the mother: Yea, mayhappen, yet but as a bird with a string to its leg.
The Water of the Wondrous Isles | William MorrisSo she said: mayhappen he hath gone back to the Castle of the Quest?
The Water of the Wondrous Isles | William Morris
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