"mayhappen" meaning in English

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Adverb

Rhymes: -æpən Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} mayhappen (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete or dialect) maybe, perhaps. Tags: dialectal, not-comparable, obsolete Synonyms: mayhap, happen [dialectal, obsolete], 'appen [dialectal]
    Sense id: en-mayhappen-en-adv-eFiV821l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1891, William Morris, The Story of the Glittering Plain",
          "text": "[…] they hastened up, and presently stood before that cavern's mouth with doubt and joy mingled in their minds; for now, mayhappen, they had reached the gate of the Glittering Plain, or mayhappen the gate of death.",
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