Happed
noun
1.
one's luck or lot.
2.
an occurrence, happening, or accident.
verb (used without object)
3.
to happen: if it so hap.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English < Old Norse happ luck, chance; akin to Old English gehæp fit, convenient; probably akin to OCS kobŭ auspice, Old Irish cob victory
1150–1200; Middle English < Old Norse happ luck, chance; akin to Old English gehæp fit, convenient; probably akin to OCS kobŭ auspice, Old Irish cob victory
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noun
1.
a comforter or quilt.
verb (used with object)
2.
to cover with or as with a comforter or quilt.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English happen to cover; perhaps blend of lappen lap2 and Old French happer to seize
1350–1400; Middle English happen to cover; perhaps blend of lappen lap2 and Old French happer to seize
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World English Dictionary
hap1 (hæp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | luck; chance |
| 2. | an occurrence |
| —vb , haps, happing, happed | |
| 3. | (intr) an archaic word for happen |
| [C13: from Old Norse happ good luck; related to Old English gehæplic convenient, Old Slavonic kobǔ fate] | |
| hap2 (hæp) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to cover up; wrap up warmly |
| —n | |
| 2. | a covering of any kind |
| [C14: perhaps of Norse origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
hap
c.1200, "chance, luck," from O.N. happ "chance, good luck," from P.Gmc. *khapan (source of O.E. gehæp "convenient, fit"). Meaning "good fortune" is from early 13c.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| HAP hazardous air pollutant |
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