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Steed — may refer to:* A riding animal, a mountPeople with the surname Steed: * Jake Steed, American porn star * John Steed, fictional character from The Avengers * Maggie Steed, British actress * Paul Steed, American video game artist * Wickham Steed,… … Wikipedia
Steed — ist der Name folgender Personen: Vorname: Steed Malbranque, französischer Fußballspieler Nachname: Henry Wickham Steed (1871–1956), Herausgeber („The Times“) Jake Steed (* 1972), US amerikanischer Pornodarsteller Tom Steed (1904–1983), US… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Steed — (st[=e]d), n. [OE. stede, AS. st[=e]da a stud horse, war horse, fr. st[=o]d a stud of breeding steeds; akin to G. stute a mare, Icel. stedda, st[=o][eth], a stud. [root]163. See {Stud} of horses.] A horse, especially a spirited horse for state or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
steed — steed; steed·less; … English syllables
steed — [sti:d] n literary [: Old English; Origin: steda] a strong fast horse … Dictionary of contemporary English
steed — [ stid ] noun count LITERARY a horse that someone rides … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
steed — O.E. steda stallion, stud horse, from P.Gmc. *stodjon (Cf. O.N. stoð), from the root of O.E. stod (see STUD (Cf. stud) (2)). In M.E., a great horse (as distinguished from a PALFREY (Cf. palfrey)), a spirited war horse. Obsolete from 16c. except… … Etymology dictionary
steed — ► NOUN archaic or literary ▪ a horse. ORIGIN Old English, related to STUD(Cf. ↑studding) … English terms dictionary
steed — [stēd] n. [ME stede < OE steda, stud horse, stallion < base of stod,STUD2] a horse, esp. a high spirited riding horse: literary term … English World dictionary
steed — UK [stiːd] / US [stɪd] noun [countable] Word forms steed : singular steed plural steeds literary a horse that someone rides … English dictionary
steed — steedlike, adj. /steed/, n. a horse, esp. a high spirited one. [bef. 900; ME stede, OE steda stallion; akin to stod STUD2; cf. G Stute] * * * … Universalium
