"bifallen" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

Forms: bifalleth [present, singular, third-person], bifallende [participle, present], bifell [first-person, indicative, past, singular, third-person], bifallen [participle, past]
Etymology: From Old English befeallan, from Proto-Germanic *bifallaną, equivalent to bi- + fallen. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|befeallan}} Old English befeallan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*bifallaną}} Proto-Germanic *bifallaną, {{prefix|enm|bi|fallen}} bi- + fallen Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} bifallen, {{enm-verb|bifalleth|bifallende|bifell|bifallen}} bifallen (third-person singular simple present bifalleth, present participle bifallende, first-/third-person singular past indicative bifell, past participle bifallen)
  1. to befall, happen Synonyms: bivallen, bifeallen
    Sense id: en-bifallen-enm-verb-WQqsylsK Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms prefixed with bi-, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 91 5 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 4 1 2

Inflected forms

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