bestrode

[MrsMoHaMeD]

I'm reading a poem, but i certainly don't know what does "bestrode" mean...
Any clue? Oo!
I'm not sure if it's old English, but was wrote on 1828...

Thanks in advance !! n_n

 

[outkast]

You should add more context. It makes it easier for everyone. Anyway,it's the past tense of "bestride":

Pronunciation: bi-'strId, bE-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): be·strode /-'strOd/; be·strid·den /-'stri-d&n/; be·strid·ing /-'strI-di[ng]/
1 : to ride, sit, or stand astride : STRADDLE
2 : to tower over : DOMINATE <the bloated bureaucracy that bestrides us all -- Edward Ney>
3 archaic : to stride across

 

[Prim]

Bestrode es pretérito de bestride, significa cabalgar, estar sentado a horcajadas y salvar o franquear una corriente. (Según mi viejo diccionario)

 

[MrsMoHaMeD]

Thanks a lot! You both were really helpful!
Here's the context I forgot (-.-)

"But the hawk now sails the air,
And the foe bestrode the mare,
And the bride a wreath is wreathing
For a new love, warm and breathing."