betide

English

Etymology

From Middle English be- +‎ tide, from Old English tīdan

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪd

Verb

betide (third-person singular simple present betides, present participle betiding, simple past and past participle betid or betided)

1. (transitive) To happen to.
2. (intransitive) To happen; to take place; to bechance or befall.

Translations

(transitive) To happen to

• Russian: случиться (ru) (slučitʹsja)

(intransitive) To happen; to take place; to bechance or befall

• Russian: случаться (ru) (slučatʹsja), происходить (ru) (proisxoditʹ)

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Translations to be checked

• Bulgarian: сполита, случва се (само в подчинено наклонение)

Derived terms

• woe betide