beride

From Middle English beriden, biriden, from Old English berīdan (“to ride round, surround, besiege, overtake, seize, occupy”), equivalent to be- (“around, about”) +‎ ride. Cognate with Dutch berijden (“to ride a horse, jockey”).

• Rhymes: -aɪd

beride (third-person singular simple present berides, present participle beriding, simple past berode, past participle beridden)

1. (transitive) To ride around; beset with horsemen.
2. (transitive) To ride beside or by the side of.
3. (transitive) To ride upon; infest.

• Berdie, bredie, erebid

• IPA^(key): /beˈriː.de/
• IPA^(key): /beˈri.de/

berīde

1. inflection of berīdan:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. singular present subjunctive

beride

1. inflection of berīdan:
   1. second-person singular preterite indicative
   2. singular preterite subjunctive