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betide

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

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 ?''

Source : WordNet®

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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