Bestride \Be*stride"\, v. t. [imp. {Bestrode}, (Obs. or R.) {Bestrid}; p. p. {Bestridden}, {Bestrid}, {Bestrode}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bestriding}.] [AS. bestr[=i]dan; pref. be- + str[=i]dan to stride.] 1. To stand or sit with anything between the legs, or with the legs astride; to stand over
That horse that thou so often hast bestrid. --Shak.
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world Like a Colossus. --Shak.
2. To step over; to stride over or across; as, to bestride a threshold.