woe betide

English - Turkish

Definition of woe betide in English Turkish dictionary

vah betide

English - English

Definition of woe betide in English English dictionary

bad things will happen to

Woe betide you if you try that with my sister again!.

Related Terms

woebetide

Alternative form of woe betide

Hyphenation

woe be·tide

Turkish pronunciation

wō bîtayd

Pronunciation

/ˈwō bəˈtīd/ /ˈwoʊ bɪˈtaɪd/

Etymology

() Old English loosely translating into modern-day English to mean Let woe rise up against, formerly used to decry a person's actions. Grammatically, it is a phrase in the subjunctive mood.