"maye" meaning in English

See maye in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: mighte [past]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb|past|mighte}} maye (past mighte)
  1. Obsolete spelling of may Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: may
    Sense id: en-maye-en-verb-Oj6X6BFn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1915, Laban Miles Hoffman, “Preface”, in Our Kin, Being a History of the Hoffman, Rhyne, Costner, Rudisill, Best, Hovis, Hoyle, Wills, Shetley, Jenkins, Holland, Hambright, Gaston, Withers, Cansler, Clemmer and Lineberger Families, Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc., published 1980, →OCLC, page 9",
          "text": "It is no part of my purpose to make gain from this work. I had hoped to publish it in permanent form and distribute it among my friends as a present but it has grown to such proportions that that will not be practicable and I do hope that I maye be able to sell enough copies at about cost to materially assist in the publication.",
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