betide : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: betide	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for betide
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
betide v become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?" Synonym(s): befall, bechance, betide
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Betide \Betide"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betided}, Obs. {Betid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Betiding}.] [OE. bitiden; pref. bi-, be- + tiden, fr. AS. t[c6]dan, to happen, fr. t[c6]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 \Betide"\, 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. [bd]What would betide* of me ?[b8]