Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Stridden"
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)
Stride \Stride\, v. t. [imp. {Strode}(Obs. {Strid}); p. p.
{Stridden}(Obs. {Strid}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Striding}.] [AS.
str[imac]dan to stride, to strive; akin to LG. striden,
OFries. str[imac]da to strive, D. strijden to strive, to
contend, G. streiten, OHG. str[imac]tan; of uncertain origin.
Cf. {Straddle}.]
1. To walk with long steps, especially in a measured or
pompous manner.
[1913 Webster]
Mars in the middle of the shining shield
Is graved, and strides along the liquid field.
--Dryden.
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2. To stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle.
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