steed
A bicycle or other vehicleA bicycle or other vehicle.
» I need a good steed for my voyage.
Meaning
2 senses(humorous, slang)A bicycle or other vehicle.
(archaic, poetic)A stallion, especially one used for riding.
Ross, Reithengst, Springer
коньkonʹ, жеребе́цžerebéc, скаку́нskakún
- (literary) a spirited horse for state of war
Examples
6 sentencesI need a good steed for my voyage.
Mary came into the castle riding a chestnut steed.
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.
Nor lacks my sire his presents; for the rest / steeds, guides and arms he finds, and oarsmen of the best.
Lo, here, first omen offered to our eyes, / four snow-white steeds are grazing on the plain.
Translations
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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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