/bi fawl"/ , v. , befell, befallen, befalling .
v.i.
1. to happen or occur.
2. Archaic. to come, as by right.
v.t.
3. to happen to, esp. by chance or fate.
[ bef. 900; ME befallen, OE befeallan. See BE-, FALL (v.) ]
Syn. 1. bechance, ensue, betide, materialize, chance.