"befortune" meaning in English

See befortune in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: befortunes [present, singular, third-person], befortuning [participle, present], befortuned [participle, past], befortuned [past]
Etymology: be- + fortune Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|fortune}} be- + fortune Head templates: {{en-verb}} befortune (third-person singular simple present befortunes, present participle befortuning, simple past and past participle befortuned)
  1. (poetic, dated, transitive) To befall. Tags: dated, poetic, transitive
    Sense id: en-befortune-en-verb-UC2SeqHd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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