PERHAPS
ADVERBS
1362 — HAPLY by chance or accident; perhaps; maybe → arch.
1377 — HAPPILY by chance; perhaps; maybe → arch.
1388 — BY HAP by chance, casually; perhaps → obs.
1533 — BELIKE likely, in all likelihood, probably, maybe; not unlikely, perhaps, possibly
1552 — BELIKELY likely, in all likelihood, probably; not unlikely, perhaps, possibly → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1578 — PERHAPPEN perhaps, possibly → Sc. & Eng. dial., obs.
1589 — HAPS perhaps, maybe → obs.
1597 — ABLINGS — ABLINS in a manner that is able to be; possibly, perhaps
1721 — AIBLINS — YEBLINS — YIBLINS perhaps → Sc.
1746 — ASHELT perhaps, probably → Eng. dial.
1790 — ANTERS — AUNTERS perhaps → Eng. dial.
1790 — BELIKES perhaps, probably, maybe; surely → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1790 — HAPPELY perhaps → Eng. dial. obs.
1790 — HAPPEN perhaps, possibly, maybe → N. Eng. dial.
1794 — MAYHAP — MAYHAPS perhaps, possibly → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1819 — AIBLES perhaps → Sc. obs.
1845 — HAPPENS perhaps, possibly, maybe → Eng. dial.
1848 — MAPPEN — MAYHAPPEN perhaps, possibly → Eng. dial.
1856 — HAP perhaps, perchance → Eng. dial.
1868 — YEABLES — YIBBLES possibly, maybe, perhaps → Sc.
1883 — ABLES perhaps, possibly → Sc.
1894 — DAPPEN perhaps, in the event of, by the time that → Eng. dial.
1898 — AVES — AVIS perhaps, maybe, but → Ireland (Bk.)
1898 — BEHAPPEN perhaps, possibly → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1904 — REDLINS perhaps, probably → Sc. (Bk.)
1919 — MAYBESO perhaps → Amer. dial.
NOUNS – PERSON
1909 — PERHAPSER a person who says ‘perhaps’ with regard to a particular issue
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