What does "betide" mean?
Betide: To happen to; to befall; to come to ; as, woe betide the wanderer. What will betide the few Milton.
Additional senses
- 2.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 "
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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