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.

&fist; Shakespeare has used it with of. "What would betide of me ?"

• to happen to
  
• to happen; to take place; to bechance or befall