"heppen" meaning in English

See heppen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: heppener [comparative], more heppen [comparative], heppenest [superlative], most heppen [superlative]
Etymology: Compare Old English ġehæp fit, Icelandic heppinn lucky, English happy. Etymology templates: {{cog|ang|ġehæp}} Old English ġehæp Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} heppen (comparative heppener or more heppen, superlative heppenest or most heppen)
  1. (obsolete, Yorkshire, southwest Lincolnshire) neat; fit; comfortable Tags: Yorkshire, obsolete

Inflected forms

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