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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1584-1585
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Perhap(e, adv. [e.m.E. perhappe (1570), -hap (1573). Cf. Perhap(p)is.] Modifying a clause of hypothesis: As is possible, as may be, perchance, perhaps. — a1585 J. Maitland Maitland Quarto MS xliii. 72.
Quhen thay perhap [F. -hape] sic deming sall deny
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