steed

C2 Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /stiːd/ See IPA manual

Freq #7591

Meanings

1

noun
A stallion, especially one used for riding.

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.
2

noun
A bicycle or other vehicle.

In the green lanes of Merrie England the bicycle rider in his natty uniform, speeding along on his silent steed, is met with almost as often as vehicles drawn by horses, and it is safe to say that in the various countries of the world not less than half a million bicycles and tricycles are now in use.
3

noun
(literary) a spirited horse for state or war

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a stallion, especially one... mount

Word family

Derived forms steedlesssteedlike

Related forms horse

Etymology

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”)).

Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style General Vocabulary

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# steed

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /stiːd/
**Frequency rank:** 7591

## Meanings
1. A stallion, especially one used for riding.
2. A bicycle or other vehicle.
3. (literary) a spirited horse for state or war

## Examples
- 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.
- In the green lanes of Merrie England the bicycle rider in his natty uniform, speeding along on his silent steed, is met with almost as often as vehicles drawn by horses, and it is safe to say that in the various countries of the world not less than half a million bicycles and tricycles are now in use.

## Derived Forms
- steedless
- steedlike

## Related Forms
- horse

## Etymology
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”)).

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style
- General Vocabulary

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