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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Betide

/(bē̇*tīd")/ · Be·tide · IPA /bəˈtaɪd/
01 v. t. To happen to; to befall; to come to ; as, woe betide the wanderer.
imp. & p. p. Betided; p. pr. & vb. n. Betiding
  1. 1.
    To happen to; to befall; to come to ; as, woe betide the wanderer.[Obs.]
    “What will betide the few ?” Milton.
02 v. i. To come to pass; to happen; to occur.
  1. 1.
    To come to pass; to happen; to occur.
    “A salve for any sore that may betide.” Shak.