befell Definition

befall
verb befell, befallen, befalling

old use or literary:
intr
1. To happen.

Example: Stand firm, whatever befalls
Thesaurus: happen, occur, take place, ensue, supervene, betide, arrive.
2. To happen to someone or something.

Example: I alone knew what had befallen him

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon befeallan in the sense ‘to fall' or ‘to fall as by right or by fate'.