Be*tide" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Betided (#), Obs. Betid (#); p. pr. & vb. n. Betiding.] [OE. bitiden; pref. bi-, be- + tiden, fr. AS. tidan, to happen, fr. tid time. See Tide.]
To happen to; to befall; to come to ; as, woe betide the wanderer.
What will betide the few ?
Milton.
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Be*tide", v. i.
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 ?"
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