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betide (v.)

late 12c., "to happen, come to pass," from be- + tiden "to happen" (see tide (v.)). Transitive sense "happen to (someone)" is from early 13c. Surviving, if at all, in the expression woe betide! (late 14c.).

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Definitions of betide from WordNet

betide (v.)
become of; happen to;
Synonyms: befall / bechance
From wordnet.princeton.edu