Hap

n. [Icel. happ, unexpected good fortune; W. hap, hap, luck, chance, fortune.] That which happens or comes suddenly or unexpectedly; also, the manner of occurrence or taking place; chance; fortune; accident; casual event; fate; lot. “Whether art it was or heedless hap.” Spenser.

Cursed be good haps, and cursed be they that build Their hopes on haps. Sidney.

Loving goes by hap; Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps. Shak.