- hap
- haphap1 [hap]Archaicn.[ME < ON happ, akin to OE (ge)hæp, convenient, suitable < IE base * kob-, to be fitted to, suit > OIr cob, victory]1. chance; luck; lot2. an occurrence or happening, esp. an unfortunate one usually used in pl.vi.happed, happing [ME happen < the n. or < ? (rare) OE hæppan, to go by chance < same base]to occur by chance; happenhap2 [häp, hap][Brit. Dial.] Brit. Dial.vt.happed, happing [ME happen < ?]to cover, as with extra bedclothesn.any covering
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.