i. e. ILL BETIDE THEE. The latter is used by the queen-dowager of Edward IV. See Walpole's Historic Doubts.
execrations. N. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
·vi To come to pass; to <<Happen>>; to <<Occur>>. II. Betide ·vt To happen to; to <<Befall>>; to co...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·adj Woeful; sorrowful. II. Woe ·noun A curse; a malediction. III. Woe ·noun Grief; sorrow; misery...
·pron The objective case of thou. ·see <<Thou>>. II. Thee ·adj To <<Thrive>>; to <<Prosper>>. ...
·adj Beset or overwhelmed with woe; immersed in grief or sorrow; woeful. ...
sometimes GOODING ON THEE! an imprecation of blessing. Derb. ...
a favourable wish ; sometimes used ironically. Derb. ...