BEFALL Meaning of BEFALL in English v. (past befell; past part. befallen) poet. 1 intr. happen (so it befell). 2 tr. happen to (a person etc.) (what has befallen her?). [ OE befeallan (as BE-, feallan FALL) ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012