hap

hap (hap)

noun

Etymology: ME < ON happ, akin to OE (ge)hæp, convenient, suitable < IE base *kob-, to be fitted to, suit > OIr cob, victory

intransitive verb happed, hap′·ping

to occur by chance; happen

Etymology: ME happen < the n. or < ? (rare) OE hæppan, to go by chance < same base

hap (häp, hap)

transitive verb happed, hap′·ping

to cover, as with extra bedclothes

Etymology: ME happen < ?

noun

any covering

Adjective modifier

good: Then abruptly she turned and went in, leaving my cousins side by side wishing me good hap.

Modifies a noun

hazard: The wreckage of the battle lay in hap hazard orbits, eternally falling into the night.

Noun used with modifier

per-: This macro needs work and per- haps may never do the right thing within troff.
mi: Every order has came no longer than 3 days using the standard postage and no mis haps have ever occured!

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