mayhappen
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of mayhappen
First recorded in 1520–30; short for it may happen
Example Sentences
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Albeit thou art a young man and hast ridden far to-day belike, and mayhappen thou wilt not be able to endure it: so it may be well to bring thee out of this throng straightway.
From The Well at the World's End: a tale by William Morris
But mayhappen thou shalt be afraid to come with me into the depths of the wildwood, for thither would I lead thee.
From The Water of the Wondrous Isles by William Morris
He spake so cheerfully that Richard looked at him askance, wondering what was toward with him, and if mayhappen anything lay underneath those words of his.
From The Well at the World's End: a tale by William Morris
Yet if thou findest but my grave-mound, yet mayhappen thou shalt come on something said or sung of me, which shall please thee.
From The Well at the World's End: a tale by William Morris
"Dear friend," she said, "mayhappen I may tell thee hereafter, but as now I will forbear."
From The Well at the World's End: a tale by William Morris
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