Betid

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Betide \Be*tide"\ (b[-e]*t[imac]d"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Betided}, Obs. {Betid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Betiding}.] [OE.
     bitiden; pref. bi-, be- + tiden, fr. AS. t[imac]dan, to
     happen, fr. t[imac]d time. See {Tide}.]
     To happen to; to befall; to come to; as, woe betide the
     wanderer.


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           What will betide the few ?               --Milton.
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