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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Betide \Be*tide"\ (b[-e]*t[imac]d"), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Betided}, Obs. {Betid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Betiding}.] [OE. bitiden; pref. bi-, be- + tiden, fr. AS. t[=i]dan, to happen, fr. t[=i]d time. See {Tide}.] To happen to; to befall; to come to; as, woe betide the wanderer.
What will betide the few ? --Milton.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Betide \Be*tide"\, verb (used without an object) To come to pass; to happen; to occur.
A salve for any sore that may betide. --Shak.
Note: Shakespeare has used it with of. ''What would betide of me ?''
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
betide
verb: become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?" [syn: {befall}, {bechance}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "betide": be found, be met with, be realized, bechance, befall, break, chance, come, come about, come along, come down, come off, come to pass, come true, develop, eventuate, fall, fall out, go, go off, hap, happen, happen along, happen by chance, hazard, occur, pass, pass off, pop up, take place, transpire, turn up
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