Befall \Be*fall"\, 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]