Byfallnoun
A falling about; an incidental accessory or accretion; a happenstance; occurrence; instance.
Befallverb
(transitive) To fall upon; fall all over; overtake
‘At dusk an unusual calm befalls the wetlands.’;
Byfallnoun
A fall of water, usually lesser in size, near to or beside a larger, more predominant waterfall.
Befallverb
(intransitive) To happen.
Befallverb
(transitive) To happen to.
‘Temptation befell me.’;
Befallverb
To fall.
Befallnoun
Case; instance; circumstance; event; incident; accident.
Befallverb
To happen to.
‘I beseech your grace that I may knowThe worst that may befall me.’;
Befallverb
To come to pass; to happen.
‘I have revealed . . . the discord which befell.’;
Befallverb
become of; happen to;
‘He promised that no harm would befall her’; ‘What has become of my children?’;
Befallverb
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance;
‘It happens that today is my birthday’; ‘These things befell’;