What does betide mean?
Definitions for betide
bɪˈtaɪdbe·tide
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Princeton's WordNet
befall, bechance, betideverb
become of; happen to
"He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?"
Wiktionary
betideverb
To happen to.
betideverb
To happen; to take place; to bechance or befall.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Betideverb
pret. It betided, or betid; part. pass. betid.
Etymology: from tid , Sax.
Said he then to the Palmer, reverend sire,
What great misfortune hath betid this knight? Fairy Queen.But say, if our deliverer up to heav’n
Must reascend, what will betide the few,
His faithful, left among th’ unfaithful herd,
The enemies of truth? John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xii. l. 480.Neither know I,
What is betid to Cloten; but remain
Perplext in all. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.She, when her turn was come her tale to tell,
Told of a strange adventure that betided,
Betwixt the fox and th’ ape by him misguided. Edmund Spenser, Hubb.In winter’s tedious nights, sit by the fire
With good old folks, and let them tell thee tales
Of woful ages, long ago betid. William Shakespeare, Richard II.Let me hear from thee by letters,
Of thy success in love; and what news else
Betideth here in absence of thy friend. William Shakespeare, Two Gent. of Ver.If he were dead, what would betide of thee? William Shakespeare, Rich. III.
ChatGPT
betide
Betide means to happen or occur, typically referring to something undesirable or unpleasant. It is often used in the phrases "woe betide" to warn about a negative consequence, or "whatever may betide" to express readiness to face any eventuality.
Webster Dictionary
Betideverb
to happen to; to befall; to come to ; as, woe betide the wanderer
Betideverb
to come to pass; to happen; to occur
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Betide
be-tīd′, v.i. to happen to, to befall—in third person, and often impersonally, with dative object, now little used save in phrase, 'woe betide!': (rare) to betoken:—pa.p. (Shak.) Betid′. [See Tide.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of betide in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of betide in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of betide in a Sentence
Yet one thing secures us what ever betide, the scriptures assures us the Lord will provide.
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