Bestride (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. Bestrode (&unr_;), (Obs. or R.) Bestrid (&unr_;); p. p. Bestridden (&unr_;), Bestrid, Bestrode; p. pr. & vb. n. Bestriding.] [AS. bestrīdan; pref. be- + strīdan to stride.] 1. To stand or sit with anything between the legs, or with the legs astride; to stand over[1913 Webster]
That horse that thou so often hast bestrid.
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow worldLike a Colossus.
2. To step over; to stride over or across; as, to bestride a threshold.[1913 Webster]