unhap

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English unhap, onhap, equivalent to un- (“lack of”) +‎ hap (“fortune”).

Noun

unhap (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Ill luck; misfortune.
   • a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, →OCLC:

     the cause of her unhap

References

• “unhap”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• unhapp, unhappe, onhap, onhappe, onhape

Etymology

Equivalent to un- (“lack of”) +‎ hap (“luck”).

Noun

unhap (plural unhappes)

1. misfortune, ill luck

Descendants

• English: unhap

References

• “unhap, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.