befalling

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befalling

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From Middle English bifallinge, equivalent to befall + -ing. Cognate with Dutch bevalling (“delivery, labour”), Swedish befallning (“command, behest, charge”).

noun befallings

A happening; occurrence; chance; event.
Similar: affair, befalling, episode, instance, event, goings-on, happening, hap, incident, occasion, occurrence, proceeding

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of befall

adjective more befalling · most befalling

archaic Appertaining; appropriate; fitting. Bountie & largeſſe is befalling for kynges.

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@misc{befalling_2026,
  title = {befalling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/befalling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}