(Irregular preterit, past participle: befell, befallen).
To become of; happen to; SYN. bechance, betide.
1. To set or stud with or as if with ornaments
2. Trouble, harass
3. To set upon; assail; to hem in; surround
4. To assail or attack on all sides Pope; SYN. set upon.
(Irregular preterit, past participle: smote, smitten).
1. To affect suddenly with deep feeling.
2. To inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon.