Definition/Meaning of betides

• English - Adverb: betides (not comparable) (not comparable) At any early period.
• English - Verb: betides (indicative, present, singular, third person) third-person singular simple present indicative of betide
• English - Etymology: Etymology 1. 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)”). Etymology 2. See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
• English - Pronunciation: IPA: /bɪˈtaɪdz/ Rhymes: -aɪdz