v. t. [ imp. Befell p. p. Befallen p. pr. & vb. n. Befalling. ] [ AS. befeallan; pref. be- + feallan to fall. ] To happen to. [ 1913 Webster ]
I beseech your grace that I may know The worst that may befall me. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To come to pass; to happen. [ 1913 Webster ]
I have revealed . . . the discord which befell. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]