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