beride

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verb

To ride around; beset with horsemen.

OriginMiddle English beriden ← Old English berīdan →
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Meanings

verbberide (third-person singular simple present berides, present participle beriding, simple past berode, past participle beridden)

present singular third person berides · participle present beriding · past berode · participle past beridden

  1. transitiveTo ride around; beset with horsemen.
  2. transitiveTo ride beside or by the side of.
  3. transitiveTo ride upon; infest.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
infest

Origin

  1. Old Englishberīdan“to ride round, surround, besiege, overtake, seize, occupy”
  2. Middle Englishberiden
  3. Englishberide

From Middle English beriden, biriden, from Old English berīdan (“to ride round, surround, besiege, overtake, seize, occupy”), equivalent to be- (“around, about”) + ride. Cognate with Dutch berijden (“to ride a horse, jockey”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with beride

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Anagrams

Berdiebredieerebid
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APA

beride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beride

MLA

“beride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beride. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beride,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beride.

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