2. Verb. (present participle of befall) ¹
3. Adjective. (archaic) Appertaining; appropriate; fitting. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Befalling
1. befall [v] - See also: befall
Lexicographical Neighbors of Befalling
Literary usage of Befalling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Harleian Miscellany; Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and by William Oldys, John Malham (1809)
"Also may be observed the Inconveniences befalling a State, where the noble
Disposition of the Prince is ..."
2. Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of by Chetham Society (1845)
"... befalling my father about that time, and the good use made of it. III.
A deliverance from death by a dangerous wound in my head, IV. and two from ..."
3. Sohrab and Rustem: The Epic Theme of a Combat Between Father and Son; a by Murray Anthony Potter (1902)
"The variants of the second sub-division, where separation is brought about by
some mishap befalling the child or its mother ..."
4. A Journal of the Life, Travels, and Religious Labors of William Savery: A by William Savery, Jonathan Evans (1873)
"A like affliction befalling that and other parts of the city and neighborhood,
in the following year he was again engaged in the same manner, ..."
5. The Story of Thomas Carlyle by A. S. Arnold (1888)
"They arrived early in the evening at Comely Bank, without any mishaps befalling
them, and there we will quietly close the door upon them till we open it on ..."
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