beride

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beride

Rhymes with -aɪd

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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”).

verb berides · beriding · berode · beridden

transitive To ride around; beset with horsemen.
transitive To ride beside or by the side of.
transitive To ride upon; infest.

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@misc{beride_2026,
  title = {beride},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beride},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}