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单词 onfall
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Definition of onfall in English:

onfall

noun ˈɒnfɔːl
  • 1An attack or onset of disease or other misfortune. In Old English perhaps: specifically †a swelling (obsolete). Now: specifically (Scottish) a sudden cold or fever.

  • 2Generally. An attack, assault, or onslaught.

Origin

Old English; earliest use found in Bald's Leechbook. Cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Dutch aenval (Dutch aanval), Middle Low German anval, German Anfall from the Germanic base of on- + the Germanic base of fall; Old Swedish anfal (Swedish anfall), Danish anfald are after Middle Low German.

 
 

Definition of onfall in US English:

onfall

nounˈɒnfɔːl
  • 1An attack or onset of disease or other misfortune. In Old English perhaps: specifically †a swelling (obsolete). Now: specifically (Scottish) a sudden cold or fever.

  • 2Generally. An attack, assault, or onslaught.

Origin

Old English; earliest use found in Bald's Leechbook. Cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Dutch aenval (Dutch aanval), Middle Low German anval, German Anfall from the Germanic base of on- + the Germanic base of fall; Old Swedish anfal (Swedish anfall), Danish anfald are after Middle Low German.

 
 
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