Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beridden

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: berid-den
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Ridden upon; ridden by.

adj

Beset or besieged (by); plagued or infested (by).

verb

past participle of beride

Example Sentences

"He suspected that, had it not been for Aylmer's beridden and incurable wife, Alice's name might have been Aylmer."

Etymology

From beride.

Inflected Forms

more beridden (comparative) most beridden (superlative)

Questions

What does beridden mean?: Ridden upon; ridden by.
Where does beridden come from?: From beride.

How to pronounce beridden

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