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steed

/sˈtid/STEED
/sˈtid/STEED

Meaninga stud-horse, stallion, war-horse

Common meaning: horse, especially in literary use

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishstēda‘a stud-horse, stallion, war-horse’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishstede‘horse’source
  3. Englishsteed‘horse, especially in literary use’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English stēda ‘a stud-horse, stallion, war-horse’.

Roots

  • stēda Old English “a stud-horse, stallion, war-horse”

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