befallen

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɪˈfɔlən/ === Verb === befallen past participle of befall == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German bevallen, from Old High German bifallan, from Proto-West Germanic *bifallan, from Proto-Germanic *bifallaną. Equivalent to be- +‎ fallen. Cognate with Dutch bevallen, English befall. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈfaln̩/, /bəˈfalən/ Hyphenation: be‧fal‧len Rhymes: -aln̩ === Verb === befallen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present befällt, past tense befiel, past participle befallen, auxiliary haben) (of a disease) to affect (of fear, desire, etc.) to seize to infest ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Befaller, Befallung Befall ==== Related terms ==== Befallen befallend abfallen, anfallen, verfallen === Further reading === “befallen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “befallen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “befallen” in Duden online “befallen” in OpenThesaurus.de == Swedish == === Participle === befallen (nonstandard) past participle of befalla Synonym: befalld (standard) ==== Declension ==== === Anagrams === befallne