misfall
Collocations
2VERB + MISFALL
unlooked-
MISFALL + NOUN
usward
Definitions
verb
To befall badly or incorrectly; happen unfortunately (to); mishappen; turn out badly.
Sometime ſhe feared, leaſt ſome hard miſhap / Had him misfalne in his aduenturous queſt; [...]
[...] let us abide together that, one with the counsel and that other with the deed, then may there nothing misfall to usward.
noun
A mishap; accident; bad luck; misfortune.
But alas! an unlooked- for misfall has occurred."
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4Sometime ſhe feared, leaſt ſome hard miſhap / Had him misfalne in his aduenturous queſt; [...]
Wiktionary[...] let us abide together that, one with the counsel and that other with the deed, then may there nothing misfall to usward.
WiktionaryHowever, the principal and his students worked hard, and they soon had the buildings in shape for use and the farm doing as well as possible. Then a terrible misfortune misfell one of the neighbors wh
WiktionaryBut alas! an unlooked- for misfall has occurred."
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