betide Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb become of; happen to
    befall; bechance.
    • He promised that no harm would befall her
    • What has become of my children?

WordNet

Be*tide" transitive verb
Etymology
OE. bitiden; pref. bi-, be- + tiden, fr. AS. tidan, to happen, fr. tid time. See Tide.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Betided obsolete Betid present participle & verbal noun Betiding
Definitions
  1. To happen to; to befall; to come to ; as, woe betide the wanderer.
    What will betide the few ? Milton.
Be*tide" intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To come to pass; to happen; to occur.
    A salve for any sore that may betide. Shak.
    ✍ Shakespeare has used it with of. "What would betide of me ?"

Webster 1913