"befalling" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more befalling [comparative], most befalling [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English bifallinge, equivalent to befall + -ing. Cognate with Dutch bevalling (“delivery, labour”), Swedish befallning (“command, behest, charge”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bifallinge}} Middle English bifallinge, {{suffix|en|befall|ing}} befall + -ing, {{cog|nl|bevalling|t=delivery, labour}} Dutch bevalling (“delivery, labour”), {{cog|sv|befallning|t=command, behest, charge}} Swedish befallning (“command, behest, charge”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} befalling (comparative more befalling, superlative most befalling)
  1. (archaic) Appertaining; appropriate; fitting. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-befalling-en-adj-r2fHN860 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 3 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 45 10 45

Noun

Forms: befallings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English bifallinge, equivalent to befall + -ing. Cognate with Dutch bevalling (“delivery, labour”), Swedish befallning (“command, behest, charge”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bifallinge}} Middle English bifallinge, {{suffix|en|befall|ing}} befall + -ing, {{cog|nl|bevalling|t=delivery, labour}} Dutch bevalling (“delivery, labour”), {{cog|sv|befallning|t=command, behest, charge}} Swedish befallning (“command, behest, charge”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} befalling (plural befallings)
  1. A happening; occurrence; chance; event.
    Sense id: en-befalling-en-noun-mTWhEsq4 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 45 10 45

Verb

Etymology: From Middle English bifallinge, equivalent to befall + -ing. Cognate with Dutch bevalling (“delivery, labour”), Swedish befallning (“command, behest, charge”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bifallinge}} Middle English bifallinge, {{suffix|en|befall|ing}} befall + -ing, {{cog|nl|bevalling|t=delivery, labour}} Dutch bevalling (“delivery, labour”), {{cog|sv|befallning|t=command, behest, charge}} Swedish befallning (“command, behest, charge”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} befalling
  1. present participle and gerund of befall Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: befall
    Sense id: en-befalling-en-verb-~Fwo6v2F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 3 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 45 10 45

Inflected forms

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