Be fallen

be·fall

[bih-fawl] verb, be·fell, be·fall·en, be·fall·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to happen or occur.
2.
Archaic. to come, as by right.
verb (used with object)
3.
to happen to, especially by chance or fate.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English befallen, Old English befeallan. See be-, fall (v.)


1. bechance, ensue, betide, materialize, chance.
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befall (bɪˈfɔːl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb (usually foll by to) , -falls, -falling, -fell, -fallen
1.  (intr) to take place; come to pass
2.  (tr) to happen to
3.  to be due, as by right
 
[Old English befeallan; related to Old High German bifallan, Dutch bevallen; see be-, fall]

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befall
O.E. befeallan "to deprive of; fall to, be assigned to; befall," from be- "by, about" + feallan (see fall).
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