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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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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Noun[edit]
steed (plural steeds)
- (archaic, poetic) A stallion, especially in the sense of mount.
- 1593, [William Shakespeare], Venus and Adonis, London: […] Richard Field, […], →OCLC; Shakespeare’s Venus & Adonis: […], 4th edition, London: J[oseph] M[alaby] Dent and Co. […], 1896, →OCLC:
- The studded bridle on a ragged bough
Nimbly she fastens: -- O, how quick is love! --
The steed is stalled up, and even now
To tie the rider she begins to prove:
Backward she push'd him, as she would be thrust,
And govern'd him in strength, though not in lust.
- (cycling, slang, humorous) A bicycle.
Translations[edit]
stallion
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Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
steed
- Alternative form of stede (“place”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
steed
- Alternative form of stede (“steed”)
North Frisian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Frisian stede, which derives from Proto-Germanic *stadiz. Cognates include West Frisian stêd.
Noun[edit]
steed n (plural steeden)
- (Föhr-Amrum) city, town
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