betides
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English be- + tide (“time”) + -s. Compare Saterland Frisian bietiede (“from time to time; now and then”), German beizeiten (“early; betimes”), Swedish bitti (“early (in the day)”).
Adverb[edit]
betides (not comparable)
- At any early period.
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
See betide.
Verb[edit]
betides
- third-person singular simple present indicative of betide