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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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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