Meaning

2 senses
  1. (humorous, slang)A bicycle or other vehicle.

  2. (archaic, poetic)A stallion, especially one used for riding.

    Ross, Reithengst, Springer

    коньkonʹ, жеребе́цžerebéc, скаку́нskakún

More definitions
  • (literary) a spirited horse for state of war

Examples

6 sentences
  1. I need a good steed for my voyage.

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  2. Mary came into the castle riding a chestnut steed.

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  3. Her silver armour and her steed dazzled the eyes of the people as she darted past.

    deIhre silbern Rüstung und ihr Ross blendeten die Leute, als sie vorüberschoss.

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  4. Nor lacks my sire his presents; for the rest / steeds, guides and arms he finds, and oarsmen of the best.

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  5. Lo, here, first omen offered to our eyes, / four snow-white steeds are grazing on the plain.

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Translations

8 languages
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Origin

Inherited from Middle English stede (“steed”), from Old English stēda (“stallion, stud”),

Inherited from Middle English stede (“steed”), from Old English stēda (“stallion, stud”), from Proto-West Germanic *stōdijō; (compare Old Dutch stoti (“herd of horses”), Old High German stuot (“herd of horses”)).

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Forms

plural: steeds
Singularsteed
Pluralsteeds

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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