umstrid

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adverb

Astride; astraddle.

OriginMiddle English umstridden →
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Meanings

adverbumstrid (not comparable)

alternative umpstridden · alternative hump-stridden

  1. UKdialectalnot comparableAstride; astraddle.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishumstridden
  2. Englishumstrid

From Middle English umstridden, past participle of umstriden (“to mount (a horse)”), equivalent to um- + stride. Compare astride.

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APA

umstrid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umstrid

MLA

“umstrid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umstrid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “umstrid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umstrid.

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