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betideth

betideth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of betide.

Meaning of betide

Verb

betide (third-person singular simple present betides, present participle betiding, simple past and past participle betid or betided)

  1. (dated, literary, transitive, usually) Often used in a prediction (chiefly in woe betide) or a wish: to happen to (someone or something); to befall.
    • Whether good or ill betide you, trust in yourself.
  2. (dated, intransitive, literary) Chiefly in the third person: to happen; to take place; to bechance, to befall.
    • If he were dead what would betide of me.c. 1593 (date written), [William Shakespeare], The Tragedy of King Richard the Third. […] (First Quarto), London: […] Valentine Sims [and Peter Short] for Andrew Wise, […], published 1597, →OCLC...
    Synonyms:
    betime, come to pass, occur, tide, transpire, bechance, befall, behap, belimp, beworth

Origin of betideth

From betide + -eth.

Questions about betideth

What is betideth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Betideth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of betide.

Words near betideth in the dictionary

  1. betid
  2. betide
  3. betided
  4. betides
  5. betidest
  6. betideth
  7. betiding
  8. betie
  9. beties
  10. betighted
  11. betimber

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