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Webster 1913 Edition
Steed
Steed
(stēd)
, Noun.
[OE.
stede
, AS. stēda
a stud-horse, war horse, fr. stōd
a stud of breeding steeds; akin to G. stute
a mare, Icel. stedda
, stōð
, a stud. √163. See Stud
of horses.] A horse, especially a spirited horse for state or war; – used chiefly in poetry or stately prose.
“A knight upon a steed.” Chaucer.
Mounted upon a hot and fiery
steed
. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Steed
STEED
,Noun.
Stout are our men, and warlike are our steeds.
Definition 2024
steed
steed
English
Noun
steed (plural steeds)
- (archaic, poetic) A stallion, especially in the sense of mount.
- The studded bridle on a ragged bough
- Nimbly she fastens: -- O, how quick is love! --
- The steed is stalled up, and even now
- To tie the rider she begins to prove:
- Backward she push'd him, as she would be thrust,
- And govern'd him in strength, though not in lust. — Shakespeare, "Venus and Adonis".
- (cycling, slang, humorous) A bicycle.
Translations
stallion
See also
Anagrams
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian stede, which derives from Proto-Germanic *stadiz. Cognates include West Frisian stêd.
Noun
steed n (plural steeden)
- (Föhr-Amrum) city, town
Derived terms
- steedsmaan m
- steedswüf n
- steeds