Definition
In the position of sitting on or astride a saddle; mounted on a horse or similar animal.
Etymology
From a- (Old English preposition/prefix) + saddle (from Old Norse/Germanic sadil). Archaic construction meaning 'in/on a saddle' similar to 'aboard' or 'afoot'.
Kelly Says
Medieval English had dozens of a- prefix words like 'asaddle' and 'afoot'—they're almost gone from modern English, surviving mainly in 'awhile' and 'aware'.
Translations
ARالعربية
على السرج
ala as-sarj
CACatalà
asaddle
ah-sad-del
CSČeština
v sedle
v sed-le
DADansk
i sadlen
i sah-len
DEDeutsch
auf dem Sattel
auf dem sah-tel
ELΕλληνικά
σ'ε στη σέλα
se sthee se-la
ESEspañol
en la silla
en la see-ya
FAفارسی
در سوار
dar so-var
FISuomi
ratsastamassa
ratsa-sta-massa
FRFrançais
en selle
en sel
HIहिन्दी
सवारी पर
sa-va-ri par
HUMagyar
a szelén
a she-len
IDBahasa Indonesia
di atas sadel
di a-tas sa-del
ITItaliano
in sella
in sel-la
KO한국어
안장에 앉다
an-jang-e an-da
MSBahasa Melayu
di atas pelana
di a-tas pe-la-na
MYမြန်မာ
ကျင်းပြု
kin-pyu
NLNederlands
in de zadel
in de za-del
NONorsk
i salen
i sah-len
PLPolski
w siodłowie
v siod-lo-vie
PTPortuguês
na sela
na seh-la
RUРусский
в седле
v sed-le
SVSvenska
i sadeln
i sah-deln
SWKiswahili
kwenye kiti
kwen-ye ki-ti
TAதமிழ்
மூட்டில்
moo-tti-l
TEతెలుగు
పొడవైన
po-da-va-in
THไทย
นั่งบนหลังม้า
nang bon la-ng ma
TLTL
sa saddle
sa sah-del
TRTürkçe
teknede
tek-ne-deh
UKУкраїнська
в сідлі
v sid-li
VITiếng Việt
ngồi trên yên ngựa
ngoi tren yen ngua
ZH中文
骑在马鞍上
qí zài mǎ'ān shàng