STEED
What does "STEED" mean?
A spirited horse, especially one ridden into battle, used chiefly in literary or poetic language.
Meanings
- A high-spirited horse, especially a warhorse, used in literary or archaic contexts. The knight mounted his steed and rode toward the castle. literary
- Any vehicle or mount, used humorously for one's preferred conveyance. He patted the hood of his rusty old steed. figurative
Did you know?
- A poetic 'steed' and a breeding 'stud' are the same word at the root: both descend from Old English 'stod', a stallion kept for breeding.
Word origin
From Old English 'steda', a stallion or stud-horse, from Proto-Germanic 'stodjon', related to 'stud'; the word shares an ancestor with 'stable' and the modern 'stud' for a breeding horse.
Remember it
STEED is a SPEED-y stallion missing its P: the war-horse that carries the knight at full gallop.
A little poem
No epic now, no banner and no lance-
just a tired bike he calls his steed by chance.
couplet
Wordplay
- The knight named his horse 'Velocity' so he could honestly say he rode in at full steed.
What it teaches
Grand words like 'steed' survive because we still want our ordinary journeys to feel heroic.
Quick facts
What does STEED mean?
A spirited horse, especially one ridden into battle, used chiefly in literary or poetic language.
Is STEED a valid word?
Yes — STEED is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is STEED?
STEED has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does STEED come from?
From Old English 'steda', a stallion or stud-horse, from Proto-Germanic 'stodjon', related to 'stud'; the word shares an ancestor with 'stable' and the modern 'stud' for a breeding horse.
What can STEED teach us?
Grand words like 'steed' survive because we still want our ordinary journeys to feel heroic.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.