Meaning

3 senses
  1. (transitive)To ride around; beset with horsemen.

  2. (transitive)To ride beside or by the side of.

  3. (transitive)To ride upon; infest.

Origin

From Middle English beriden, biriden, from Old English berīdan (“to ride round, surround,

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”).

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Forms

berides, beriding, berode, beridden
Base formberide · to beride
3rd person singularberides
Present participleberiding
Past simpleberode
Past participleberidden

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyberide
he, she, itberides

Past simpleLesson

all personsberode

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave beridden
he, she, ithas beridden

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill beride

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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