accidebant

Latin

Etymology 1

Form of the verb accidō (“fall upon; befall”).

Verb

accidēbant

1. third-person plural imperfect active indicative of accidō
   1. "they were falling down, they were falling upon, they were falling near; they were descending"
   2. "they were happening (to), they were taking place, they were occurring, they were befalling"

Etymology 2

Form of the verb accīdō (“fell, cut down; use up; impair”).

Verb

accīdēbant

1. third-person plural imperfect active indicative of accīdō
   1. "they were beginning to cut into, they were beginning to cut through, they were felling, they were cutting down"
   2. "they were using up, they were consuming, they were diminishing"
   3. "they were impairing, they were weakening, they were shattering"