befallen

Meaning

  1. (class-7, strong) to affect
  2. (class-7, strong, usually) to seize
  3. (class-7, strong) to infest

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bəˈfaln̩/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German bevallen, from Old High German bifallan, from Proto-West Germanic *bifallan, from Proto-Germanic *bifallaną. Equivalent to be- + fallen. Cognate with Dutch bevallen, English befall.

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