What is 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 " called?
betide — 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 ". (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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