† perhapadv.

Forms: late Middle English–1800s perhap, 1500s perhappe; Scottish pre-1700 perhap, pre-1700 perhape.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: French per ; Latin per , hap n.¹

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman per or its etymon classical Latin per by (see per prep.) + hap n.¹, after peradventure adv., percase adv., perchance adv. Compare earlier by hap , in hap (see hap n.¹ Phrases 1a), uphap adv., and slightly later perhaps adv.Earlier currency of the word is implied by the following occurrence as a borrowing into Middle Cornish:?a1450 (?1350–75) Origo Mundi l. 1352 in E. Norris Anc. Cornish Drama (1859) I. 102 Pan clewfyf vy an tan tyn parhap y wrussen fye.

Obsolete. rare.

= perhaps adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > possibility > [adverb] > perhaps

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aunterens1825

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a1464 J. Capgrave Chron. Eng. (Cambr.) 85 Othir men write that on Johannes Patricius schul a mad this Cherch in tyme of Liberi the Pope; Perhap [v.r. Up hap] this Pope mored it.., as he ded many othir.

1573 J. Fouler in Sir T. More Dial. Cumfort against Tribulation (new ed.) To Rdr. *iv b Though that perhap to other folke he seeme to liue in al worldly wealth and blisse.

1634 J. Harington tr. L. Oriosto Orlando Furioso ii. xxxviii. 12 Perhap a man, or some infernall sprite.

1683 R. Dixon Canidia iv. i. 4 My Ladies Waiting-Maid, perhap, Me in these Fopperies might trap.

1791 ‘P. Pindar’ Lousiad: Canto III 22 Filty ting, enough de deffil for scare; An made perhap of dismal dead man's hair!

1796 J. Ritson Let. 26 Feb. (1833) II. 115 You seem to charge him with a want of veracity; and perhap..what he says about the change of his name may require explanation.

a1863 W. M. Thackeray Denis Duval (1864) iii. 285 She went away, not blameless perhap but wounded to the quick with ingratitude which had been shown to her.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	perhap
释义	† perhapadv. Forms: late Middle English–1800s perhap, 1500s perhappe; Scottish pre-1700 perhap, pre-1700 perhape. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: French per ; Latin per , hap n.¹ Etymology: < Anglo-Norman per or its etymon classical Latin per by (see per prep.) + hap n.¹, after peradventure adv., percase adv., perchance adv. Compare earlier by hap , in hap (see hap n.¹ Phrases 1a), uphap adv., and slightly later perhaps adv.Earlier currency of the word is implied by the following occurrence as a borrowing into Middle Cornish:?a1450 (?1350–75) Origo Mundi l. 1352 in E. Norris Anc. Cornish Drama (1859) I. 102 Pan clewfyf vy an tan tyn parhap y wrussen fye. Obsolete. rare. = perhaps adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > possibility > [adverb] > perhaps is wenc897 wen isc897 peradventurec1300 peradventurec1325 perchancec1350 uphapa1375 percasea1393 lightly1395 in casea1398 maybea1400 may chancea1400 may-falla1400 may-fortunea1400 may-tidea1400 perhapa1464 happen1487 perhapsc1520 percase1523 ablea1525 by chance1526 mayhap1533 fortunea1535 belikelya1551 haps1570 mayhappen1577 perhappen1578 possibly1600 not impossibly1667 ables1673 aunters1673 aiblins1720 p'rapsa1745 aunterens1825 mebbe1825 yes-no1898 yimkin1925 ja-nee1937 a1464 J. Capgrave Chron. Eng. (Cambr.) 85 Othir men write that on Johannes Patricius schul a mad this Cherch in tyme of Liberi the Pope; Perhap [v.r. Up hap] this Pope mored it.., as he ded many othir. 1573 J. Fouler in Sir T. More Dial. Cumfort against Tribulation (new ed.) To Rdr. iv b Though that perhap to other folke he seeme to liue in al worldly wealth and blisse. 1634 J. Harington tr. L. Oriosto Orlando Furioso* ii. xxxviii. 12 Perhap a man, or some infernall sprite. 1683 R. Dixon Canidia iv. i. 4 My Ladies Waiting-Maid, perhap, Me in these Fopperies might trap. 1791 ‘P. Pindar’ Lousiad: Canto III 22 Filty ting, enough de deffil for scare; An made perhap of dismal dead man's hair! 1796 J. Ritson Let. 26 Feb. (1833) II. 115 You seem to charge him with a want of veracity; and perhap..what he says about the change of his name may require explanation. a1863 W. M. Thackeray Denis Duval (1864) iii. 285 She went away, not blameless perhap but wounded to the quick with ingratitude which had been shown to her. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adv.a1464
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