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Meanings of evil betide in English

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Usage of evil betide in English
1
From both I will keep me, that evil betide not.
The Fall of the Nibelungs
2
Man ceaseth not to pray for good: but if evil betide him he despondeth, despairing.
The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
3
If good fortune betide them, they say, "This is from God;" and if evil betide them, they say, "This is from thee."
The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
4
When we cause man to taste our gifts of mercy, he rejoiceth in it; but if for their by-gone handy-work evil betide them, then lo!
The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
5
And evil betide me," said he, "if thou returnest here until thou knowest whether I have lost my strength so completely as thou didst say.
Alfred Tennyson
6
Evil betide me if I find not a deliverance therefrom.
Bulfinch's Mythology
7
Evil betide the day when that discreet and affluent youth should be lost to the colony!
The Water-Witch; Or, the Skimmer of the Seas: A Tale
8
" Evil betide me," said he, "if I watch not here to-night.
Bulfinch's Mythology
9
" Evil betide me," she answered, "if I drink aught until he drink also."
Bulfinch's Mythology
10
"I am a servant, but I serve my lady; that is the reason why I am watching that no evil betide her."
The Knights of the Cross, or, Krzyzacy: Historical Romance
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