Definition of Betide. Meaning of Betide. Synonyms of Betide

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Definition of Betide

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 ?'

Meaning of Betide from wikipedia

- The Woe Betides are an English rock band, formed in London in 2008 by Simon Mastrantone and Grundy le Zimbra. The band's music incorporates a variety...
- who says he hopes [Isabella] has not the organ of approbativeness, or woe betide her where she is an object of such unbounded praise. In phrenology, approbativeness...
- 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...
- 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...
- Houllemare, Kelly and Wilkinson line-up were recorded on a seven-track EP, Woe Betide (November 1995), which was produced by Younger. A Canadian label, Lance...
- to eccentricity, as long as the eccentricities are large enough... Woe betide you if you hold your knife incorrectly, but good luck to you if you wear...
- been They hae slain the Earl o' Moray And lain him on the green. Now wae betide thee, Huntly And whaurfor did ye sae? I hae bade ye bring him wi ye But...
- 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'...
- on to the decks of the enemy, or into boats attempting to board; and woe betide any unlucky boat that received one of these missiles: the crew would certainly...