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Bechance

Bechance \Be*chance"\, adv. [Pref. be- for by + chance.] By chance; by accident. [Obs.]
--Grafton.

Bechance

Bechance \Be*chance"\, v. t. & i. To befall; to chance; to happen to.

God knows what hath bechanced them.
--Shak.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
bechance

1520s, from be- + chance. Related: Bechanced; bechancing.

Wiktionary
bechance

Etymology 1 vb. 1 (context intransitive English) To happen; chance. 2 (context transitive archaic English) To happen (to); befall to. Etymology 2

adv. accidentally; by chance.

WordNet
bechance

  1. v. become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?" [syn: befall, betide]

  2. happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana) [syn: happen, befall]

Usage examples of "bechance".

Heaven foreshield it, yet as ill an end may bechance him and utter ruin come on all of us if he will withhold his scourge from Demonland until Juss and Brandoch Daha come home again to meet with him.

Shall I have the thoughtTo think on this, and shall I lack the thoughtThat such a thing bechanced would make me sad?