Betide

[be·tide]

When something betides you, it happens to you. Betide is a literary way of saying “happen,” like in this quote from Jane Austin’s Persuasion, “Woe betide him, and her too, when it comes to things of consequence….”

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To happen to; to befall; to come to ; as, woe betide the wanderer.

Verb
become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?"


v. t.
To happen to; to befall; to come to ; as, woe betide the wanderer.

v. i.
To come to pass; to happen; to occur.


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'c6dan, to happen, fr. t'c6d time. See Tide.] To happen to; to befall; to come to ; as, woe betide the wanderer.
What will betide the few ?

Betide

Be*tide", v. i. To come to pass; to happen; to occur.
A salve for any sore that may betide.
&hand; Shakespeare has used it with of. "What would betide of me ?"

To happen to; to befall; to come to ; as, woe betide the wanderer.

To come to pass; to happen; to occur.

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Usage Examples

My mortal foe can no ways wish me a greater harm than England's hate neither should death be less welcome unto me than such a mishap betide me.

Misspelled Form

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