onfall

Senso (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.

Concetti

assalto

sinonimi

assault

attack

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onset

Traduzioni

aanval

overval

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”).