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· Old English
tīdan
2 English words descend from Old English
tīdan
, most common first.
tide
The daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun.
betide
Often used in a prediction (chiefly in woe betide) or a wish: to happen to (someone or something); to befall.