Etymology

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Today it means: A place where a chasm or gorge is narrow enough to be crossed. Full definition →

Middle English stryd
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromstryd
  2. English todaystrid

From Middle English stryd, a byform of stryde, stride. See stride (noun). The noun term comes from the appearance that the river may be crossable with a stride.

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