verb (used with object), be·tid·ed, be·tid·ing.
- to happen to; come to; befall: Woe betide the villain!
verb (used without object), be·tid·ed, be·tid·ing.
- to happen; come to pass: Whatever betides, maintain your courage.
verb
- to happen or happen to; befall (often in the phrase woe betide (someone))
“to happen, befall,” late 12c., from be- + tiden “to happen” (see tide).