stridan

Old English

verb
Definitions
  • to stride, straddle, mount
  • to pillage, rob; bereave; plunder

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *strīdaną (endeavour, stand tall, withstand, take long steps).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*strīdaną

Gloss

endeavour, stand tall, withstand, take long steps

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