befortune en · VERB
Etymology
From be- + fortune.
Meanings
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(dated, poetic, transitive) To befall; to happen to.
I wish all good befortune you.
c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| befortuned | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| befortuned | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| befortuning | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| befortunes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |