| 单词 |
befalling |
| 释义 |
▪ I. befalling, vbl. n.|bɪˈfɔːlɪŋ| Also bifallynge. [f. befall v. + -ing1.] Happening, occurrence; concr. occurrence, chance, event.
c1374Chaucer Troylus iv. 990 It bihoveth, that the bifallynge Of thynges..Be necessarie. 1388Wyclif Wisd. viii. 8 The bifallyngis of tymes and of worldus. 1839Fr. Kemble Rec. Later Life I. 218 These and other befallings may serve for talking matter. ▪ II. † befalling, ppl. a. Obs. [f. as prec. + -ing2.] Appertaining, appropriate, fitting.
1542Udall Erasm. Apoph. 215 a, Bountie and largesse is befallyng for kynges. |

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