hap in Middle English

Forms: happes [plural], happe [alternative], hape [alternative], heppe [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse happ. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|non|happ}} Old Norse happ Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} hap, {{enm-noun|happes}} hap (plural happes)

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "hap"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Yola",
      "lang_code": "yol",
      "word": "hap"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "non",
        "3": "happ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse happ",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Old Norse happ.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "happes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "happe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hape",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heppe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "hap",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "happes"
      },
      "expansion": "hap (plural happes)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 12 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "luck (whether good or bad)"
      ],
      "id": "en-hap-enm-noun-2iYCuYjK",
      "links": [
        [
          "luck",
          "luck"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hap"
}

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{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "hap"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Yola",
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      "word": "hap"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "2": "non",
        "3": "happ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse happ",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Old Norse happ.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "happes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "happe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hape",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heppe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "happes"
      },
      "expansion": "hap (plural happes)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle English lemmas",
        "Middle English nouns",
        "Middle English terms borrowed from Old Norse",
        "Middle English terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Pages with 12 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "luck (whether good or bad)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "luck",
          "luck"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hap"
}

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"hap" meaning in Middle English

Noun