BEFALLING
Etymology
Noun
befalling (plural befallings)
A happening; occurrence; chance; event.
Verb
befalling
present participle of befall
Adjective
befalling (comparative more befalling, superlative most befalling)
(archaic) Appertaining; appropriate; fitting.
Source: Wiktionary
BEFALL
Be*fall", v. t. [imp. Befell; p. p. Befallen; p. pr. & vb. n.
Befalling.] Etym: [AS. befeallan; pref. be- + feallan to fall.]
Definition: To happen to.
I beseech your grace that I may know The worst that may befall me.
Shak.
Be*fall", v. i.
Definition: To come to pass; to happen.
I have revealed . . . the discord which befell. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition