BETHEL, beth'el, _n._ a hallowed spot, a name applied by some Methodists to
their places of worship: an old ship fitted up in a port as a place of
worship for sailors. [Heb. _B[=e]th-[=e]l_, house of God.]
BETHINK, be-thingk', _v.t._ to think on or call to mind: to recollect
(generally followed by a reflective pronoun and _of_): to propose to one's
self.--_v.i._ to consider:--_pa.t._ and _pa.p._ bethought (be-thawt').
[A.S. _bithencan_; cf. Ger. _bedenken_. See THINK.]
BETHRALL, be-thrawl', _v.t._ (_Spens._) to enslave.
BETHUMB, be-thum', _v.t._ to mark with the thumbs:--_pa.p._ bethumbed'.
BETHUMP, be-thump', _v.t._ to thump or beat soundly.
BETHWACK, be-thwak', _v.t._ to thrash soundly.
BETIDE, be-t[=i]d', _v.i._ to happen to, to befall--in third person, and
often impersonally, with dative object, now little used save in phrase,
'woe betide!': (_rare_) to betoken:--_pa.p._ (_Shak._) BETID'. [See TIDE.]
BETIME, be-t[=i]m', _v.i._ (_Shak._) to betide.
BETIMES, be-t[=i]mz', _adv._ in good time: early: seasonably: speedily.
[Pfx. _be-_, and TIME, with _adv._ gen. _-s_; like _besides_ from beside.]
BETITLE, be-t[=i]'tl, _v.t._ to give a name to.
BETOIL, be-toil', _v.t._ to weary with toil.