befalling

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

A happening; occurrence; chance; event.

Verb

present participle and gerund of befall

Adj

Appertaining; appropriate; fitting.

befall

• Verb
• Noun

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sinonimi

happening

occurrence

Traduzioni

الإصابة

hereinbrechend

zustoßend

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: bifallinge

Affine olandese: bevalling

Affine svedese: befallning

In summary

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