mayhappen

[ mey-hap-uhn ]

adverb

, Archaic.

1. perhaps; mayhap.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mayhappen¹

First recorded in 1520–30; short for it may happen

Example Sentences

But mayhappen thou shalt be afraid to come with me into the depths of the wildwood, for thither would I lead thee.

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Nay, who knows, if thou'rt a good girl, but mayhappen I may make thee my lady's maid!

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Ah, art thou, mayhappen, a traitor and a liar like to those former kin of thine?

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Said the mother: Yea, mayhappen, yet but as a bird with a string to its leg.

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So she said: Mayhappen he hath gone back to the Castle of the Quest?

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