English Explanatory Dictionary

strid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A place where a chasm or gorge is narrow enough to be crossed.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of stride

Pronunciation

/stɹɪd/

Word forms

strid strids

Etymology

From Middle English stryd, a byform of stryde, stride. See stride (noun). The noun term comes from the appearance that the river may be crossable with a stride.

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