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beride.

To ride around; beset with horsemen.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To ride around; beset with horsemen.

    transitive
  2. To ride beside or by the side of.

    transitive
  3. To ride upon; infest.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.