mappen

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adverb

It may happen that; maybe, perhaps.

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Meanings

adverbmappen (not comparable)
  1. UKdialectalnot comparableobsoleteIt may happen that; maybe, perhaps.

    Dunnet gowl, Aggy. Mappen I'll be maister man mysel' soon.

    1887, Hall Caine, chapter VII, in A Son of Hagar: A Romance of Our Time […], volume I, London: Chatto and Windus, […], →OCLC, 1st book (Retro Me, Sathana), page 128

Origin

Blend of may + happen.

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APA

mappen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mappen

MLA

“mappen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mappen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mappen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mappen.

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