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be·tide
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verb,
be·tid·ed,
be·tid·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to happen to; come to; befall:
Woe betide the villain!
verb (used without object)
2.
to happen; come to pass:
Whatever betides, maintain your courage.
Origin:
1125–75;
Middle English
betiden.
See
be-
,
tide
2
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betide
(bɪˈtaɪd)
—
vb
to happen or happen to; befall (often in the phrase
woe betide
(
someone
))
[C13: see
be-
,
tide
²]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
betide
late 12c., from
be-
+ tiden "to happen" (see
tide
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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