befall
English
/bɪˈfɔːl/, /bɪˈfɔl/, /bɪˈfɑl/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To fall upon; fall all over; overtake
- (intransitive) To happen.
- (transitive) To happen to.
- (intransitive) To fall.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bifallen inherited from Old English befeallan inherited from Proto-Germanic *bifallaną pre from English fall.
Origin
English
fall
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- airfall English
- ashfall English
- backfall English
- befalleth English
- befalling English
- bergfall English
- byfall English
- catfall English
- deadfall English
- dewfall English
- dogfall English
- downfall English
- dustfall English
- earthfall English
- evenfall English
- fall English
- fallboard English
- faller English
- fallest English
- falleth English
- fallish English
- fallout English
- fallrate English
- fallstreak English
- fallway English
- fally-aparty English
- flagfall English
- fogfall English
- footfall English
- freefall English
- grainfall English
- hailfall English
- icefall English
- infall English
- jawfall English
- landfall English
- lavafall English
- leaffall English
- litterfall English
- mid-fall English
- misbefall English
- misfall English
- mousefall English
- nightfall English
- offal English
- onfall English
- outfall English
- overfall English
- pinfall English
- pitfall English
- planetfall English
- pratfall English
- prefall English
- rainfall English
- refall English
- rockfall English
- shortfall English
- smokefall English
- snowfall English
- spatfall English
- stonefall English
- sunfall English
- throughfall English
- tidefall English
- tofall English
- treefall English
- waterfall English
- whalefall English
- windfall English
- Fall German
- fallen German
- *bifallaną Proto-Germanic
- フォール Japanese
- befeallan Old English
- feallan Old English
- bifallen Middle English
- bifallinge Middle English
- fal Middle English
- fallen Middle English
- bifallan Old Saxon
- fallan Old Saxon
- fal Volapük
- fall
- offal
- infall
- refall
- onfall
- faller
- tofall
- byfall
- sunfall
- catfall
- icefall
- jawfall
- airfall
- pinfall
- fallway
- dogfall
- misfall
- outfall
- falleth
- pitfall
- fallest
- fallout
- dewfall
- ashfall
- fallish
- prefall
- fogfall
- treefall
- landfall
- evenfall
- bergfall
- overfall
- spatfall
- rockfall
- downfall
- rainfall
- flagfall
- fallrate
- windfall
- mid-fall
- dustfall
- tidefall
- hailfall
- snowfall
- backfall
- pratfall
- footfall
- deadfall
- freefall
- leaffall
- lavafall
- shortfall
- befalleth
- stonefall
- fallboard
- earthfall
- nightfall
- befalling
- waterfall
- misbefall
- grainfall
- whalefall
- smokefall
- mousefall
- planetfall
- fallstreak
- litterfall
- throughfall
- fally-aparty