Betide Definition

bĭ-tīd
betided, betides, betiding
verb
betided, betides
To happen to. Used chiefly in the phrase woe betide.
American Heritage
To happen (to); befall.
Webster's New World
To take place; befall.
American Heritage

To happen to.

Wiktionary

(intransitive) To happen; to take place; to bechance or befall.

Wiktionary

Origin of Betide

  • Middle English bitiden bi- be- tiden to happen (from Old English tīdan tide2)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English betiden, equivalent to be- +‎ tide. Compare Old English tīdan (“to betide”).

    From Wiktionary

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