betide

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But whatsoe'er betide, ah, Neuha! now

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  1. transitive verb To happen to.
  2. intransitive verb To take place; befall. See Synonyms at happen.

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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English bitiden : bi-, be- + tiden, to happen (from Old English tīdan; see tide2).

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  1. from Middle English bitiden, from bi-, be-, + tiden, happen: see be- and tide, v.
  2. from betide, v.
 

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