& thou were the truest frende to thy louar that euer bestrade hors "And thou were the truest friend to thy lover that ever bestrad horse"
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Bestride
//bɪˈstɹaɪd//
Synonyms for "bestride" (96 found)
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Translations
7 translations across 7 languages.
Estonian
1 entries- selga istuma verb (to sit with legs on both sides of something)
Finnish
1 entries- istua hajareisin verb (to sit with legs on both sides of something)
French
1 entries- chevaucher verb (to sit with legs on both sides of something)
German
1 entries- rittlings sitzen verb (to sit with legs on both sides of something)
Italian
1 entries- cavalcare verb (to sit with legs on both sides of something)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- بینمك verb (to sit with legs on both sides of something)
Spanish
1 entries- ahorcajarse verb (to sit with legs on both sides of something)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
But fleeter far the pinions of the Wind, / Which from Siberian caves the monarch freed, / And sent him forth, with squadrons of his kind, / And bade the Snow their ample backs bestride, / And to the battle ride.
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The knightly Crusader bestrides a war-horse of heavy proportions , which he has suddenly reined in , as he waves on high a flag as a rallying sign for his followers.
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He threw in my way a piece of timber which I bestrided, and the waves tossed me to and fro till they cast me upon an island coast […]
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