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Definition of Betides

Betide
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
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 ?'

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- mini-tradition. The repertoire at two nearby places can vary widely, and woe betide those who try to strike up a 'foreign' carol. Some are unaccompanied, some...
- its numbers, this class has become the most powerful in England, and woe betide the wealthy Englishmen when it becomes conscious of this fact … The English...
- wash its s**** — and the hidden folk who dwell in the salty depths. Woe betide anyone who fares into the briny sea, or even steels to close to its edge...
- kisses four. And there she lullèd me asleep, And there I dreamed—Ah! woe betide!— The latest dream I ever dreamt On the cold hill side. I saw pale kings...
- since 1885 no eldest son has lived to succeed his father. "Betide, betide, whate'er betide, Haig shall be Haig of Bemerside. This prophesied the ancient...
- the work of four years is thrown away! I shall drive out there, and woe betide the deputy commissioner whose apathy has been responsible." During the Partition...
- storm that nearly drowned the wicked sailor. The appearance/sighting alone betides an impending storm. Norwegians do not wish to see the havfrue, as she heralds...
- him with her machete. Opening quote: "Turn back, turn back, thou pretty bride, within this house thou must not abide. For here do evil things betide."...
- fairies' green Nae luck again shall hae : And he wha spills the fairies' ring Betide him want and wae. For weirdless days and weary nights Are his till his deein'...