- befeallan
- 1. sv/t7 3rd pres befielþ past beféoll/on ptp befeallan to fall; deprive of, bereave of; fall to, be assigned to; befall; 2. see befyllan
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Befall — Be*fall , v. t. [imp. {Befell}; p. p. {Befallen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Befalling}.] [AS. befeallan; pref. be + feallan to fall.] To happen to. [1913 Webster] I beseech your grace that I may know The worst that may befall me. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Befallen — Befall Be*fall , v. t. [imp. {Befell}; p. p. {Befallen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Befalling}.] [AS. befeallan; pref. be + feallan to fall.] To happen to. [1913 Webster] I beseech your grace that I may know The worst that may befall me. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Befalling — Befall Be*fall , v. t. [imp. {Befell}; p. p. {Befallen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Befalling}.] [AS. befeallan; pref. be + feallan to fall.] To happen to. [1913 Webster] I beseech your grace that I may know The worst that may befall me. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Befell — Befall Be*fall , v. t. [imp. {Befell}; p. p. {Befallen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Befalling}.] [AS. befeallan; pref. be + feallan to fall.] To happen to. [1913 Webster] I beseech your grace that I may know The worst that may befall me. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
befall — /bi fawl /, v., befell, befallen, befalling. v.i. 1. to happen or occur. 2. Archaic. to come, as by right. v.t. 3. to happen to, esp. by chance or fate. [bef. 900; ME befallen, OE befeallan. See BE , FALL (v.)] Syn. 1. bechance, ensue, betide,… … Universalium
befall — (v.) O.E. befeallan to deprive of; fall to, be assigned to; befall, from BE (Cf. be ) by, about + feallan (see FALL (Cf. fall)). Cf. O.Fris. bifalla, O.S., O.H.G. bifallan, Ger. befallen. Related: Befell; befalling … Etymology dictionary
befall — verb (past befell; past participle befallen) literary (especially of something bad) happen to. Origin OE befeallan to fall … English new terms dictionary
befall — be•fall [[t]bɪˈfɔl[/t]] v. fell, fall•en, fall•ing. 1) to happen to, esp. by chance 2) to happen or occur • Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE befeallan … From formal English to slang
befall — [c]/bəˈfɔl / (say buh fawl), /bi / (say bee ) verb (befell, befallen, befalling) –verb (i) 1. to happen or occur. –verb (t) 2. to happen to. –phrase 3. befall to, Archaic to come to as by right. {Middle English befallen, Old English befeallan} …
befall — [bē fôl′, bifôl′] vi. befell, befallen, befalling [ME bifallen < OE befeallan, to fall, fall to as a share or right < be , BE + feallan,FALL] 1. to come to pass; happen; occur 2. Archaic to be fitting; pertain vt. to happen to … English World dictionary
