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umstrid

umstrid adverb: astride; astraddle.

Adverb

umstrid (not comparable)

  1. (UK, dialectal) Astride; astraddle.

Forms of umstrid

alternative formumpstridden
alternative formhump-stridden

Origin of umstrid

From Middle English umstridden, past participle of umstriden (“to mount (a horse)”), equivalent to um- + stride. Compare astride.

Questions about umstrid

What does umstrid mean?
Umstrid means astride; astraddle.
What part of speech is umstrid?
Umstrid is an adverb.

Words near umstrid in the dictionary

  1. umras
  2. ums
  3. UMSL
  4. Umstead
  5. Umsteads
  6. umstrid
  7. umstroke
  8. umstrokes
  9. UMT
  10. Umtali
  11. Umtata

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