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betide |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Betide \Be*tide"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betided}, Obs. {Betid}; p. pr & vb n. {Betiding}.] [OE. bitiden pref. bi-, be- + tiden, fr AS t[=i]dan, to happen, fr t[=i]d time. See {Tide}.] To happen to to befall; to come to as woe betide the wanderer. What will betide the few ? --Milton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Betide \Be*tide"\, v. i. To come to pass; to happen; to occur. A salve for any sore that may betide. --Shak. Note: Shakespeare has used it with of ``What would betide of me ?'' From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: betide v : become of happen to "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?" [syn: {befall}, {bechance}]
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