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betide

betide is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.To happen to; to befall; to come to ; as, woe betide the wanderer. What will betide the few Milton.
  2. 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 "

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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