onfall

(Inglese)

Noun

1. A falling on or upon; an attack, onset, or assault.
2. A fall of rain or snow.
3. The fall of the evening.

Verb

1. To fall on or upon.
2. To assault, attack.

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: onfal

Affine olandese: aanval

Affine tedesco: Anfall

Affine svedese: anfall

Affine inglese medio: onfallynge

In summary

From Middle English onfal, onfalle, equivalent to on- + fall. Cognate with Dutch aanval (“an attack, assault”), German Anfall (“an attack, seizure, fit”), Swedish anfall (“an attack, offensive, assault”). Compare also Middle English onfallynge (“an onslaught, attack”).

Concetti

assalto

sinonimi

assault

attack

👊

onset

Traduzioni

aanval

overval