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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hap1 (hap),USA pronunciation n., v., happed, hap•ping. n. - one's luck or lot.
- an occurrence, happening, or accident.
v.i. - to happen:if it so hap.
- Old Norse happ luck, chance; akin to Old English gehæp fit, convenient; probably akin to Old Church Slavonic kobù auspice, Old Irish cob victory
- Middle English 1150–1200
- Dialect Termsa comforter or quilt.
v.t. - Dialect Termsto cover with or as with a comforter or quilt.
- 1350–1400; Middle English happen to cover; perh. blend of, blended lappen lap2 and Old French happer to seize
- Eastern ReligionsApis (def. 1).
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hap /hæp/ n archaic - luck; chance
- an occurrence
vb (haps, happing, happed)- (intransitive)
an archaic word for happen
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old Norse happ good luck; related to Old English gehæplic convenient, Old Slavonic kobǔ fate -hap-, root. - -hap- comes from Old Norse, where it has the meaning "luck;
chance.'' This meaning is found in such words as: haphazard, hapless, happen, happening, happenstance, mishap, perhaps.
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