måhända

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of må (“may”) +‎ hända (“happen”). Compare Norwegian Bokmål må hende.

Adverb

måhända (not comparable)

  1. (dated) perhaps
    Synonym: kanske
    • 1895, Verner von Heidenstam, “Tiveden”, in Dikter [Poems]‎[1], Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 17 September 2025:
      Ni känner måhända vägen?
      Perhaps you know the way?

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