2 entries under this word

Befall

Be-fall′, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. BEFELL; p. p. BEFALLEN; p. pr. & vb. n. BEFALLING.] [be and fall; A-S. befeallan.] To happen to; to occur to. “Let me know The worst that may befall me.” Shak.

Be-fall′, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. To come to pass; to happen.

I have revealed this discord which befell. Milton.

☞ To befall of is obsolete and not legitimate.