befalle

See also: Befalle and Befälle

German

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -alə

Verb

befalle

1. inflection of befallen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Middle English

Verb

befalle

1. alternative form of bifallen

West Frisian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈfɔlə/

Verb

befalle

1. to give birth
2. to delight, to satisfy

Conjugation

Strong, prefixed
infinitive	befalle
3rd singular past	befoel
past participle	befallen
infinitive	befalle
long infinitive	befallen
gerund	befallen n
auxiliary	hawwe
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	befal	befoel
2nd singular	befalst	befoelst
clitic form	befalsto	befoelsto
3rd singular	befalt	befoel
plural	befalle	befoelen
imperative	befal
participles	befallend	befallen

Further reading

• “befalle”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011