Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Strode"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stride \Stride\, v. t. [imp. {Strode}(Obs. {Strid}); p. p.
{Stridden}(Obs. {Strid}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Striding}.] [AS.
str[=i]dan to stride, to strive; akin to LG. striden, OFries.
str[=i]da to strive, D. strijden to strive, to contend, G.
streiten, OHG. str[=i]tan; of uncertain origin. Cf.
{Straddle}.]
1. To walk with long steps, especially in a measured or
pompous manner.
Mars in the middle of the shining shield Is graved,
and strides along the liquid field. --Dryden.
2. To stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Strode \Strode\, n.
See {Strude}. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Strode \Strode\,
imp. of {Stride}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Strude \Strude\, n.
A stock of breeding mares. [Written also {strode}.] [Obs.]
--Bailey.
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