Byfall vs. Befall — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Byfall and Befall
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Byfall
A falling about; an incidental accessory or accretion; a happenstance; occurrence; instance.
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Befall
To come to pass; happen
What is the worst that may befall?.
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Byfall
A fall of water, usually lesser in size, near to or beside a larger, more predominant waterfall.
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Befall
Used with the impersonal subject it and a following clause to indicate the occurrence of a usually unexpected or chance event
"It befell that, an hour before the appointed time, she was sent for by a neighbor who had been taken ill" (Henry James).
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Befall
To happen to
What befell the ship?.
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Befall
(transitive) To fall upon; fall all over; overtake
At dusk an unusual calm befalls the wetlands.
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Befall
(intransitive) To happen.
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Befall
(transitive) To happen to.
Temptation befell me.
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Befall
To fall.
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Befall
Case; instance; circumstance; event; incident; accident.
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Befall
To happen to.
I beseech your grace that I may knowThe worst that may befall me.
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Befall
To come to pass; to happen.
I have revealed . . . the discord which befell.
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Befall
Become of; happen to;
He promised that no harm would befall her
What has become of my children?
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Befall
Happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance;
It happens that today is my birthday
These things befell
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