Etymology

betides

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Today it means: At any early period. Full definition →

Middle English be-
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betides · adverb1

  1. Middle English · inherited frombe-
  2. English todaybetides

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)”).

betides · verb2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishbe- all →

belongbe-

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