betides

English edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /bɪˈtaɪdz/

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle English be- + tide (“time”) + -s. Compare Saterland Frisian bietiede (“from time to time; now and then”), German beizeiten (“early; betimes”), Swedish bitti (“early (in the day)”).

Adverb edit

betides (not comparable)

At any early period.

See also edit

Etymology 2 edit

See betide.

Verb edit

betides

third-person singular simple present indicative of betide

Anagrams edit

bedsite, debites, side bet

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