refall

refall

English

Alternative forms

  • re-fall

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
English fall
English refall

    From re- + fall.

    Verb

    refall (third-person singular simple present refalls, present participle refalling, simple past refell, past participle refallen)

    1. (rare) To fall again.
      refalling in love
      • 2016, John Timmis, Deathling of Dorn:
        Fire hissed; rain boiled; steam turned back to rain and re-fell.

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