v. Simple past tense and past participle of bestride.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
imp. & p. p. of bestride.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Preterit of bestride.
Word Usage
"So they gave him each an hundred gold pieces, after which he slew them and took their mules, one of which he mounted, whilst Ala al-Din bestrode the other."